N3 Brain Anatomy Flashcards
Which two sulci can only be seen in a medial sagittal view of the brain?
Calcarine
Parietoccipital
What are the general functions of the frontal lobe?
Somatomotor (voluntary movement)
Voluntary eye movements
Language production (Broca’s)
Prefrontal cortex (planning, judgement, motivation)
What are the general functions of the parietal lobe?
Somatosensory (tactile, pain and temp aka sensation from the senses)
Language comprehension (Wernicke’s)
What are the general functions of the temporal lobe?
Auditory
Language comprehension (Wernicke’s)
Learning and memory
What are the general functions of the occipital lobe?
Vision
What are the general functions of the limbic lobe?
Learning and memory
Behavior and emotions
(part of the primitive part of the cortex)
What are the two language centers of the brain?
Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area
Broca’s area is located in the ____ lobe and consists of Brodmann’s areas ___ and ___
Frontal (inferior frontal gyrus)
44, 45
Wernicke’s area is located in the __ lobe(s) and contains Brodmann’s areas __, ___, and ____
Parietal and temporal
39, 40, 22
The internal capsule is located deep within the brain and contains which 4 limbs
Anterior limb
Posterior limb
Sublenticular limb - axons from MGN to primary auditory cortex
Retrolenticular limb - axons from LGN to primary visual cortex
The thalamus is a massive ___ matter structure that is located ___ to the posterior limb of the internal capsule
Grey
Medial
What structures are part of the basal nuclei?
Caudate nucleus
Putamen
Globus pallidus
Lentiform nucleus (Putamen and globus pallidus)
What structures make up the brainstem?
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla
What are the general functions of the midbrain?
Consciousness (level of arousal)
Pupil light reflex
Vertical eye movements, vergence eye movements
What are the general functions of the pons?
Corneal reflex, facial sensation and expression
Hearing and equilibrium
Conjugate (coupled) horizontal eye movements
