Functional Areas And Locations Flashcards
Primary Somatomotor Cortex
Frontal Lobe- Precentral Gyrus, Anterior Paracentral Gyrus
Premotor Areas
Frontal Lobe- Rostral to precentral gyrus and Anterior Paracentral Gyrus
Broca’s Area
Inferior Frontal Gyrus- Pars Opercularis and Pars Triangularis
Prefrontal Cortex (anterior multimodal association area)
Frontal Lobe- Rostral to Premotor Areas, 3 divisions (lateral, medial, oribirofrontal)
Primary Somatosensory Cortex
Parietal Lobe- Postcentral gyrus, posterior paracentral gyrus
Secondary Somatosensory Cortex
superior bank of Lateral Fissure
Wernicke’s Area
supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus, Superior temporal gyrus (usually in left hemisphere)
Posterior Parietal Cortex
Superior Parietal Lobule
Parietal-Temporal-Occipital Association Cortex (posterior multimodal association cortex)
Junction of parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes
Primary Auditory Cortex
Temporal Lobe- Transverse Temporal Gyri
Secondary Auditory Cortex
Temporal Lobe- Superior Temporal Gyrus
Primary Visual Cortex
Occipital Lobe- Cuneus, Lingual Gyrus
Secondary Visual Cortex
Occipital, Temporal, Parietal Lobes- Rostral to Primary Visual
Primary Taste Cortex
Frontal Lobe- pars opercularis
temporal lobe- anterior insula
Part of Limbic System
Limbic region- includes hippocampus, amygdaloid, and parts of the basal ganglia, hypothalamus, thalamus, and prefrontal cortex