Gross Anatomy of the Brain Flashcards
True or False The major lobes of the brain are named for the overlying bones of the skull. Although the boundaries of the various lobes as seen in the gross specimen are somewhat arbitrary, cortical areas in each lobe are histologically distinctive.
True Carpenter p24
this structure begins inferiorly and obliquely posterior separating the frontal and temporal lobes. caudally it separates portions of the parietal and temporal lobes
Lateral Sulcus
prominent sulcus running from the superior margin of the hemisphere downward and forward toward the lateral sulcus
Central Sulcus
largest of all the lobes of the brain 1/3 of hemispheric surface
Frontal Lobe
four principal convolutions of the Frontal Lobe
Precentral gyrus Suprior, Middle, and Inferior Frontal gyri

anterior boundary of precentral gyrus
precentral sulcus
subdivisions of the Inferior Frontal Gyrus
Pars orbitale
pars triangularis
pars opercularis
the last 2 comprises the Broca’s area of speech

3 parts of parietal lobe
- postcentral gyrus
- superior parietal lobules
- inferior parietal lobule

the intraparietal sulcus separated which two parts of the parietal lobe
superior and inferior parietal lobule
what are the two gyri of the infeior parietal lobules
supramarginal
angular
this lobe lies inferior to the lateral sulcus
temporal lobe
3 gyri of temporal lobe
superior
middle
inferior
temporl gyri
identify the ffg parts

inferior temporal gyrus
fusiform gyrus
parahippocampal gyrus
lingual gyrus
what constitutes the primary olfactory cortex
parahippocampal gyrus
uncus
lateral stria
(pyriform lobe)
the calcarine sulcus separates what parts
cuneus
lingual gyrus
Different parts of the corpus callosum
rostrum
genu
body
splenium
identify the parts


The limbic lobe includes: (5)
subcallosal, cingulate, parahippocampal gyri
primitive cortical derivatives: hippocampal formation, dentate gyrus
True or False
The parahippocapal gyrus is derectly continuous with the cingulate gyrus.
True.
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connected by a narrow strip of cortex, posterior and inferior tot he splenium of the corpus callosum known as the isthmus of cingulate gyrus
Myelinated fibers within the white matter are of 3 types
- projection fibers - convey impulses either from or to cortex
- association fibers - interconnect various cortical regions of the same hemisphere
- commissural fibers - interconnect corresponding cortical regions of teh two hemispheres
anterior limb of internal capsule separates (2)
caudat and putamen
Long association fibers (3)
unicinate fasciculus
arcuate fasciculus
cingulum
compact bundle beneath the insula that connects the orbital frontal gyri with anterior portions of the temporal lobe
deeply placed part of this fasciculus is htought to connect the frontal and occipital lobes
Unicnate Fasciculus
inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus
sweeps around the insular region
fan-shaped ends connect the superior and middle frotal gyri with parts of the temporal lobe
a group of superiorly situated fibers in this bundle extends caudally into portions of the parietal and occipital lobe and is known as
Arcuate Fasciculus
Superior longitudinal fasciculus