Gross Anatomy of the Brain Flashcards
___________ of the parietal lobe comprises association areas involved in somatosensory functions.
Superior parietal lobule
This gyrus of the parietal lobe receives impulses from the primary visual cortex.
Angular gyrus of the inferior parietal lobule
What is the name of the structure composed of the thalamus, hypothalamus, subthalamus, epithalamus, subthalamic nuclei?
Diencephalon
The ___________ of the occipital lobe contains the visual cortex and lies between the parieto-occipital sulcus and the calcarine sulcus.
Cuneus
___________ of the parietal lobe is the primary somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex.
Postcentral gyrus
The ___________ of the frontal lobe consists of the motor area.
Precentral gyrus
The prosencephalon consists of which two secondary subdivisions?
- Telencephalon (the cerebral cortices, caudate, putamen, globus pallidus)
- Diencephalon (Thalamus, hypothalamus, subthalamus, epithalamus, subthalamic nuclei)
What is the name for the medulla?
Myelencephalon
What is the name for the pons and cerebellum?
Metencephalon
The basal ganglia is composed of which four structures?
- Caudate nucleus
- Patamen
- Globus pallidus
- Amygdala (amygdaloid nuclear complex)
___________ consists of the cerebral hemispheres and the basal ganglia.
Telencephalon
___________ of the frontal lobe contains the supplementary motor cortex on the medial surface.
Superior frontal gyrus
___________ of the temporal lobe are the primary auditory areas of the cerebral cortex.
Transverse temporal gyri of Heschl
What is the name for the midbrain (substantia nigra pars compacta/reticulata)?
Mesencephalon
This gyrus of the parietal lobe interrelates somatosensory, auditory, and visual input.
Supramarginal gyrus of the inferior parietal lobule
The rhombencephalon consists of which two secondary subdivisions?
Metencephalon (pons and cerebellum)
Myelencephalon (medulla)
___________ of the frontal lobe contains the frontal eye field.
Middle frontal gyrus
___________ of the frontal lobe contains the Broca speech area in the dominant hemisphere (usually, left side).
Inferior frontal gyrus
The ___________ of the occipital lobe lies below the calcarine sulcus and contains the visual cortex.
Lingual gyrus (medial occipitotemporal gyrus)
The lentiform nucleus is composed of which two structures?
Putamen & globus pallidus
The striatum is composed of which two structures?
Caudate nucleus & putamen
Which gyrus of the temporal lobe contains the Wernicke speech area in the dominant hemisphere?
Superior temporal gyrus
