M2 - Prosencephalon

Question 1

central sulcus

Answer 1

separates frontal from parietal lobe

Question 2

lateral sulcus

Answer 2

separates the parietal and frontal lobes from the temporal lobe

Question 3

parieto-occipital sulcus

Answer 3

separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe

Question 4

longitudinal sulcus

Answer 4

separates the right hemisphere from the left hemisphere

Question 5

lateral (dorsolateral) perspective/surface

Answer 5

looking at the outside of the brain from the side; looking at just the right or the left hemisphere

Question 6

medial (midsagittal) perspective/surface

Answer 6

looking at the inside of the brain, the side created by cutting the brain in half along the longitudinal sulcus

Question 7

inferior perspective/surface

Answer 7

looking at the brain from underneath

Question 8

important features of the frontal lobe: lateral surface

Answer 8

precentral, superior, middle, inferior, and frontal gyri

Question 9

prefrontal cortex

Answer 9

most anterior portion of the brain;

functionally involved with cognition (executive control), personality, decision making, and social behavior

Question 10

prosencephalon

Answer 10

• the forebrain
• divides into telencephalon and diencephalon
• includes the cerebrum (white and gray matter)

Question 11

telencephalon

Answer 11

FOREBRAIN

- includes the cerebral cortex (gray matter)