Lobes of the Brain Flashcards
1
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Frontal Lobe Involvement
A
- Primary motor cortex (voluntary movement)
- Broca’s Area: speech and concentration
- Personality, behavior, executive functions
2
Q
Frontal Lobe Impairment
A
- Broca’s Aphasia
- Inattention/perseveration
- Emotional lability
- Personality changes
3
Q
Parietal Lobe Involvement
A
- Receives/processes sensory information
- Interprets language and words
4
Q
Parietal Lobe Impairment
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- Contralateral sensory deficits
- Impaired language comprehension
- apraxias and agnosias
5
Q
Temporal Lobe Involvement
A
- Auditory Processing
- Olfaction
- Wernicke’s Area: understanding speech/language
6
Q
Temporal Lobe Impairment
A
- Wernicke’s Aphasia (receptive deficits)
- Difficulty with memory/memory loss
7
Q
Occipital Lobe Involvement
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-Visual information processing (colors, shapes, lights, depth perception)
8
Q
Occipital Lobe Impairment
A
- Hemomynous Hemianopsia/visual deficits
- Reading/writing impairment, color recognition
- Impaired extraocular muscle movement
