Neuroanatomy

Question 1

5 Lobes of Brain

Answer 1

1. frontal
2. parietal
3. temporal
4. occipital
5. insula

Question 2

Insula location

Answer 2

deep to lateral sulcus

Question 3

insula function

Answer 3

1. addiction
2. social context of emotions (lust, disgust, pride, guilt, humiliation)
3. register physical sensations and interpret them as social emotions

Question 4

function of orbital part of inferior frontal gyrus

Answer 4

decision making

Question 5

Parts of inferior frontal gyrus

Answer 5

1. opercular part
2. triangular part
3. orbital part

Question 6

Broca’s area location

Answer 6

opercular and triangular part of inferior frontal gyrus

Question 7

Broca’s area function

Answer 7

language expression

Question 8

function of middle frontal gyrus

Answer 8

1. supplemental/premotor cortex

2. store planned movements (ie. musical instrument)

Question 9

function of precentral gyrus

Answer 9

primary motor cortex for voluntary movements

Question 10

function of postcentral gyrus

Answer 10

primary somatosensory cortex

Question 11

function of parietal operculum

Answer 11

secondary somatosensory cortex (association area for cortical sensation - graphesthesia, stereognosis)

Question 12

function of superior parietal lobe

Answer 12

somatosensory association cortex (put sensations together to create an image)

Question 13

Wernicke’s area location

Answer 13

posterior 2/3 of superior temporal gyrus + supramarginal gyrus

Question 14

function of Wernicke’s area

Answer 14

language comprehension

Question 15

what is included in inferior parietal lobe

Answer 15

1. supramarginal gyrus

2. angular gyrus

Question 16

function of inferior parietal lobe

Answer 16

language processing, comprehension, reading, writing

Question 17

what is included in primary visual cortex

Answer 17

cuneus + lingula on each side of calcarine sulcus