Neuroanatomy

Question 1

How many segments is the CNS divided into?

Answer 1

3

Question 2

The forebrain contains what?

Answer 2

Cerebral Hemispheres

Question 3

What are commissural fibers?

Answer 3

They are flat neural fibers that connect the cerebral Hemispheres to the corpus callosum

Question 4

Which part of the cerebral Hemisphere is responsible for managing language and grammar?

Answer 4

The Broca’s Area

Question 5

Which region of the cerebral Hemisphere is tasked with interpreting the meaning of language?

Answer 5

The Wernicke’s Area

Question 6

The area responsible for language synthase is located on which side of the cerebral Hemisphere?

Answer 6

The right side

Question 7

In the condition “crossed aphasia” , The Wernicke’s Area is located on the Left side of the cerebral Hemisphere. True or False?

Answer 7

False. Wernicke’s Area being located in the right side is just a variation, not a pathology. It could also be associated with atypical language development, brain reorganization after injury or stroke and neurodevelopmental disorders like autism spectrum disorder.

Question 8

Which lobe processes sensations?

Answer 8

Parietal lobe

Question 9

State one function of the frontal lobe

Answer 9

Execution of movement, decision making, planning etc

Question 10

State the function of the temporal lobe and occipital lobe

Answer 10

Temporal: processes sound & language majorly
Occipital: interprets visual information

Question 11

Roger Sperry & Michael Gazzaniga in the 1960-70s pioneered that the Right cerebral Hemisphere is responsible for lateralization while the left cerebral Hemisphere is responsible for creativity. True or false?

Answer 11

False. Right is to creativity, as left is to lateralization