Cortical Lobe Functions

Question 1

Frontal Lobe Location?

Answer 1

Rostral to central sulcus and medial to Sylvian Fissure

Question 2

Frontal Lobe Functions?

Answer 2

1. Higher order executive function
   - prefrontal cortex
2. Motor function
   - primary motor cortex and supplemental motor areas
3. Eye movements - coordination
   - Frontal eye fields
4. Speech - motor/coordination
   - Broca’s area and other supplemental speech areas

Question 3

Parietal Lobe Location?

Answer 3

Caudal to central sulcus; rostral to parieto-occipital sulcus; medial to sylvian fissure

Question 4

Parietal Lobe Functions?

Answer 4

1. Sensory integration
   - primary somatosensory cortex and supplementary somatosensory areas
2. Perceptual integration
   - non dominant hemisphere
3. Visual and auditory processing and integration
   - superior parietal lobule
   - inferior parietal lobule
4. Speech - comprehension
   - Wernicke’s area and additional supplementary speech areas

Question 5

Temporal Lobe Location?

Answer 5

Lateral to sylvian fissure

Question 6

Temporal Lobe Functions?

Answer 6

1. Auditory processing
   - transverse gyri of heschl
   - superior temporal gyrus
2. Visual processing
   - Middle temporal gyrus
3. Memory
   - inferior temporal gyrus
   - parahippocampal gyrus
   - uncus

Question 7

Occipital Lobe Location?

Answer 7

Caudal to parieto-occipital sulcus

Question 8

Occipital Lobe Function?

Answer 8

1. Vision
   - primary visual cortex and visual association cortex
   - calcarine fissure: separates central visual field from peripheral visual field
   - Occipital pole: macular vision