CNS Flashcards
1
Q
Lobes of the central hemisphere?
A
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
Insula
2
Q
What does the frontal lobe do?
A
voluntary motor
personality
executive function analysis
broca’s (speech - know what you want to say but cant say it)
frontal eye fields
3
Q
What does the parietal lobe do?
A
Ability to see things in 3D
Self image
written to spoken word
where and how
primary somatosensory cortex
4
Q
occipital
A
visual cortex
(optical seizures)
5
Q
Temporal
A
auditory cortex
emotional response
wernicke’s (language comp)
ventral visual stream (what)
seizures (focal)
new memories: hippocampus, amygdala, spirituality, memory selection
6
Q
Insula
A
consciousness
homeostasis
self-awareness (underneath temporal lobe)
