Lecture 22 - Structure and layout of major brain area

Question 1

What are the major sulci/fissures of the brain (4)?

Answer 1

Central, lateral and parietal-occipital sulcus, transverse fissure

Question 2

What parts of the brain does the central sulcus divide?

Answer 2

Frontal and Parietal lobes

Question 3

What parts of the brain does the lateral sulcus divide?

Answer 3

Frontal and temporal lobe

Question 4

What parts of the brain does the parieto-occipital sulcus divide?

Answer 4

Parietal and occipital lobes.

Question 5

What parts of the brain does the transverse fissure divide?

Answer 5

The cerebellum from the temporal and occipital lobes.

Question 6

What are the functions of the frontal lobe?

Answer 6

Motor control (top) & language and personality (bottom)

Question 7

What are the functions of the temporal lobe?

Answer 7

Memory and hearing

Question 8

What are the functions of the parietal lobe?

Answer 8

Somatosensory

Question 9

What are the functions of the occipital lobe?

Answer 9

Vision (contains visual cortex)

Question 10

What is the diencephalon?

Answer 10

Small part within the centre of the brain, that contains the thalamus and hypothalamus.