Lobes Flashcards
frontal lobe controls
conscious behavior, form plans
major areas in frontal lobe
primary and supplementary motor cortex,
Brocca’s area
Brocca’s area
motor movement in speech, fluent and well articulation
primary motor cortex
movement of muscles
supplementary motor cortex
motor planning in speech
parietal lobe functions
somesthetic sensations: pressure, pain, temperature, touch
major areas in parietal lobe
supramarginal gyrus and angular gyrus
superamarginal gyrus damage
conduction aphasia
angular gyrus damage
reading and naming difficulties
temporal lobe functions
auditory, comprehension
major areas in temporal lobe
primary auditory cortex, and auditory association area = heschl’s gyri,
Wernicke’s area
primary auditory cortex
receive sounds, synthesize to be recognized as whole units
auditory association area
analyze speech sounds–recognize words and sentences
wernicke’s area
comprehension of spoken and written language
arcuate fasciculus
connects Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas
