Cortex Flashcards
dorsal notochord (roofplate) secretes
BMP > sensory
ventral notochord (floorplate) secretes
SHH > motor
layer 1 (molecular layer)
Cajal-Retzius cells, some white matter
layer 2
external granular layer, youngest, small granular neurons, cortico-cortico fibers
layer 3
external pyramidal layer, medium pyramidal neurons, cortico-cortico fibers
layer 4
internal granular layer, stellate and granule, mostly receive sensory
layer 5
internal pyramidal layer, large pyramidal neurons, corticostriate fibers
layer 6
polymorphic layer, olderst, intralaminar synapses, cortico-thalamic fibers
corpus callosum formed by layers
2 and 3
area 4
primary motor cortex
area 6
premotor and supplementary motor cortex
areas 44 and 45
Broca’s area
areas 9, 10, 11, and 46
prefrontal cortex
area 8
frontal eye fields
areas 1, 2, 3
primary somatosensory cortex