Brain lobes Flashcards
Lobes of the brain (4)
frontal
parietal
occipital
temporal
Frontal lobe - anterior function + location
language and personality
anterior or lobe, anterior of brain
Frontal lobe - posterior function + location
motor control
posterior of lobe, anterior of brain
Parietal lobe function + location
sensation (somatosensory)
posterior to the frontal lobe
Occipital lobe function + location
vision
posterior of brain
Temporal lobe function + location
memory, hearing
inferior to parietal lobe
Major sulci, gyri, and fissures
Central sulcus Pre-central gyrus Post-central gyrus Parietal-occipital sulcus Lateral sulcus Transverse fissure
Central sulcus
location
separates frontal and parietal lobes
Pre-central gyrus
location
anterior to central sulcus
Post-central gyrus
location
posterior to central sulcus
Parietal-occipital sulcus
location
separates parietal and occipital lobes
Lateral sulcus
location
separates temporal lobe from frontal and parietal lobes
Transverse fissure
location
separates cerebrum from cerebellum
Major divisions of the brain medial view (5)
Cerebral cortex (cerebrum) Corpus callosum (white matter) Diencephalon Brainstem Cerebellum
Diencephalon
2 sections
thalamus
hypothalamus