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central sulcus

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separates primary motor and sensory cortexes

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lateral sulcus

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insular cortex located deep inside

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Frontal lobe

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motor premotor prefrontal motor speech executive area

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precentral sulcus

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separates precentral gyrus from frontal gyri

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precentral gyrus

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primary motor cortex

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superior frontal gyrus

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prefrontal cortex and premotor cortex

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middle frontal gyrus

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prefrontal cortex premotor cortex and visual eye movements (voluntary)

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inferior frontal gyrus

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motor speech

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parietal lobe

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somatosensory association cortex multimodal association cortex concerned with ‘What’

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postcentral sulcus

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separates postcentral gyrus from superior and inferior parietal lobules

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postcentral gyrus

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primary sensory cortex

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intraparietal sulcus

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separates superior and inferior parietal lobules

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superior parietal lobule

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sensory association cortex

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inferior parietal lobule

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multimodal association cortex

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Temporal

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primary and association auditory cortex

memory and concerned with ‘what’

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superior temporal gyrus

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auditory association cortex

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middle and inferior temporal gyri

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memory storage

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occipital lobe

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primary and association visual cortex

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lateral occipital gyri

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visual association cortex

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preoccipital notch

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site of separation between occipital lobe and parietal lobe when cerebrum is viewed laterally

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parieto-occipital fissure

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separates parietal lobe from occipital lobe, best seen from medial view

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Transverse temporal gyri

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primary auditory cortex

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insular gyri

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visceral (olfactory, taste, pain) association cortex

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subcallosal area

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part of the limbic system

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paracentral lobule

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motor and sensory for lower extremity

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percuneus

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medial side of superior parietal lobule, somatosensory association cortex

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parahippocampal gyrus

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part of limbic lobe, rostral portion serves as primary olfactory area. hippocampal formation located medially

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Uncus

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contains the amygdaloid nucleus, involved with emotional memory

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cuneus

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vision lower field

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calcarine fissure

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separates cuneus and lingual gyrus

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lingual gyrus

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vision upper field

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cingulate gyrus

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limbic system

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Lamina terminalis

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rostral end of developing CNS

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Septum pellucidum

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separates the two lateral ventricles

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corpus callosum

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connects two cerebral hemispheres

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anterior commissure

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connects temporal lobes of two hemispheres

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fornix

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part of limbic, connects hippocampal formation to the septal area

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interventricular foramen of monro

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connects lateral and third ventricles

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Limbic lobe

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forms ring of tissue on the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere. connects the neocortex and the hippocampal formation

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parts of the diencephalon

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thalamus, hypothalamus mammillary body, pineal body optic nerve chiasm posterior commissure third ventricle

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thalamus

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sensory, motor and association nuclei

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hypothalamus

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regulation of pituitary gland and ANS

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Mammillary body

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part of limbic circuit. termination of fornix

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pineal body

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posterior commissure

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connects pretectal area (visual reflexes

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third ventricle

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located between two thalami and hypothalami

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Orbital gyri

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overlie orbit, orbital portion of prefrontal cortex

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parahippocampal gyrus

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hippocampal formation located medially, memory consolidation

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Uncus

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rostral end of parahippocampal gyrus, amygdaloid nucleus located within, emotional memory

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Median eminence

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hypothalamic area leading to infundibular stalk

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infundibular stem

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connection between pituitary gland and hypothalamus

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