Brain and Spinal Cord Part 2: Brain (Cerebrum, Cerebullum, Grey and White Matter, dienecephalon) anatomy Flashcards
- What is the cerebrum
left and right hemispheres separated by longitudinal (or sagittal) fissure (where the falx cerebri lies)
- What are the 4 lobes of each hemisphere of the cerebrum?
frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal lobe
What line splits up the frontal lobe and parietal lobe
central sulcus
What line separates the frontal lobe and some of the parietal lobe from the temporal lobe
lateral sulcus
What line separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe
Parieto-occipital sulcus
What does the precentral gyrus (AKA primary motor cortex) do
responsible for control of voluntary movements of the opposite side of the body
- What do the frontal eye fields do
– coordinates voluntary eye movements
- What does the motor speech area do
an important area for the formulation of the motor aspects of speech
- What is the function of the prefrontal cortex
an area which plays an important role in the processing of intellectual and emotional events
- What does the postcentral gyrus AKA the primary somatosensory cortex do
area of the brain which receives sensory information about touch and movement from the opposite side of the body
where is the post central gyrus found
parietal lobe
- What does the primary visual cortex do
an area of the brain which processes visual information from the eyes
where is the primary visual cortex found
occipital lobe
- What does the primary and association auditory area do
receives and processes information from the ears and processes the comprehension of language
where is the primary association auditory area found
The temporal lobe
