Deck 3 Flashcards
In which part of the internal capsule does the acoustic radiation run?
Posterior limb, sublentiform part
In which part of the internal capsule do the corticospinal fibers?
Posterior limb
Which branch of the internal carotid artery supplies the internal capsule?
middle cerebral artery
In which gyrus is the primary somatomotor area located?
Precentral gyrus
In which gyrus is the primary somatosensory area located?
Postcentral gyrus
In which gyrus is the primary auditory area located?
Heschl’s gyrus (transverse temporal gyrus)
In which gyrus is the primary visual area located?
superior (cuneus) and inferior (lingual) gyri
In which gyrus is the Broca’s motor speech area located?
inferior frontal gyrus
In which gyrus is the Wernicke’s sensory speech area located?
Supramarginal and angular gyrus, and superior temporal gyrus
In which gyrus is the Brodmann areas 3, 1, 2 located?
Postcentral gyrus
In which gyrus is the Brodmann area 4 located?
Precentral gyrus
In which gyrus is the Brodmann area 6 located?
precentral gyrus
In which gyrus is the Brodmann area 8 located?
sup. frontal gyrus
What is the major function of the Brodmann area 17?
Primary visual cortex
What is the major function of the Brodmann area 22?
language processing
region speech comprehension
