Lecture 1 - Nervous System Geography

Question 1

The primary motor cortex is located just _____ (anterior or Posterior?) to the Central Sulcus, while the Primary Somatosensory cortex is located just _____ (anterior or posterior?).

Answer 1

Anterior

Posterior

Question 2

Wernicke’s area is located in the ______ lobe, while Broca’s area is located in the ______ lobe.

Based on their location, what aspects of speech do these two areas control?

Answer 2

Temporal

Frontal

Wernicke’s –> comprehension (sensory processing)

Broca’s –> production of speech (motor)

Question 3

The _____ _____ on the Ventral surface of the Frontal Lobe controls the sense of Olfaction (this is where the olfactory bulb is located).

Answer 3

Gyrus Rectus