Forebrain Flashcards
Two cerebral hemispheres are connected together by
A track of NERVE fibres termed as CORPOUS CALLOSUM
The cerebral cortex is highly covulated / folded to
Increase the surface area
Sulci
Gyri
Depression
Elevation
Premotor area (voluntary)
Frontal lobe
Thinking, memory
Frontal lobe
General motor area
Frontal lobe
Motor speech area
Braca’s area
Frontal lobe
Hearing
Auditory area
Temporal lobe
Sensory speech area
Wernicke’s area
Temporal lobe
Smell
Temporal lobe
Somato sensory area
Parietal lobe
Taste
Parietal lobe
Visual area
Occipetal lobe
Cerebral cortex contains three major types of areas
Motor areas
Sensory areas
Association areas
Association areas are responsible for
Intersensory associations
Memory
Communication