Cerebral Hemisphere Anatomy

Question 1

what are the main functions of the frontal lobe?

Answer 1

executive functions, thinking, planning, organizing, problem solving, emotions, personality

Question 2

what are the main functions of the parietal lobe?

Answer 2

perception, making sense of world, arithmetic, spelling

Question 3

what are the main functions of the temporal lobe?

Answer 3

memory, understanding, languagw

Question 4

what is the sulcus that demarcates the visual cortex?

Answer 4

banks of calcarine sulcus

Question 5

what connects brocas and wernickes areas?

Answer 5

arcuate fasciculus

Question 6

what is it called when arcuate fasciculus is damaged?

Answer 6

conduction aphasia

Question 7

what are the signs of conduction aphasia?

Answer 7

inability to repeat, maintained reading writing speaking and comprehension

Question 8

where is the main center for olfaction?

Answer 8

primary olfactory cortex in the uncus temporal lobe

Question 9

what does the basal ganglia play a role in?

Answer 9

motor function

Question 10

name the five important parts of the basal ganglia

Answer 10

caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
substantia nigra
subthalamic nucleus

Question 11

where is the uncus located? what is it important for?

Answer 11

anterior temporal lobe…olfactory cortex