Chapter two Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four lobes in Cerebral Cortex?
A
frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
2
Q
What falls under Subcortical structures?
A
- Limbic system (amygdala & hippocampus)
- Thalamus
- Hypothalamus
3
Q
Cerebral cortex
A
- largest portion of the brain
- thin layer of tissue covering the cerebrum
- has 4 lobes
- regions (motor, sensory, association areas)
4
Q
Lateralization
A
- brain is divided into left and right hemispheres
- connected by commissures
- largest commissures is the corpus callosum
5
Q
What is a split brain patient?
A
- severed corpus callsoum
