Neuroanatomy - Cerebrum

Question 1

where is the cerebrum located?

Answer 1

within the bony cranium

Question 2

which to cranial fosse is the cerebrum filling?

Answer 2

anterior and middle

Question 3

what is located inferoposteriorly above the cerebrum?

Answer 3

tentorium cerebelli

Question 4

what is the cerebral cortex associated with?

Answer 4

processing and cognition

Question 5

what forms the bulk of the deeper parts of the brain?

Answer 5

white matter

Question 6

what separates the cerebral hemispheres?

Answer 6

the falx cerebri

Question 7

what are the four lobes of each cerebral hemisphere?

Answer 7

frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital

Question 8

the grooves or depressions of the cerebrum are the?

Answer 8

sulci

Question 9

the ridges or elevations of the cerebrum are the?

Answer 9

gyri

Question 10

what fills the longitudinal fissure?

Answer 10

the falx cerebri

Question 11

what is the white matter structure that connects the two cerebral hemispheres?

Answer 11

the corpus callosum

Question 12

which sulcus separates the frontal and parietal lobes?

Answer 12

central sulcus

Question 13

which sulcus separates the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobes?

Answer 13

lateral sulcus

Question 14

which sulcus is located int he occipital cortex?

Answer 14

lunate sulcus

Question 15

what is the location of the primary motor cortex?

Answer 15

the pre central gyrus

Question 16

the pre central gyrus lies directly ——– to central sulcus

Answer 16

anterior

Question 17

the post central gyrus lies directly ——- to the central sulcus

Answer 17

posterior

Question 18

what is the location of the primary somatosensory cortex?

Answer 18

postcentral gyrus

Question 19

what is responsible for the reception and processing of sound/

Answer 19

superior temporal gyrus

Question 20

what is located inferior to the lateral sulcus?

Answer 20

the superior temporal gyrus

Question 21

what its the location of the frontal lobes?

Answer 21

found beneath the frontal bone of calvaria

Question 22

how is the frontal lobe separated from the parietal lobe posteriorly?

Answer 22

central sulcus

Question 23

how is the frontal lobe separated from the temporal lobe inferoposteriorly?

Answer 23

lateral sulcus

Question 24

the frontal lobe is responsible for?(5)

Answer 24

higher intellect
personality
mood 
social conduct 
language (dominant hemisphere side only)

Question 25

the location of the temporal lobe is?

Answer 25

beneath the temporal bone of the calvaria

Question 26

what is the temporal lobe associated with? (3)

Answer 26

memory and language and location of the primary auditory cortex

Question 27

where is the occipital lobe located?

Answer 27

below the occipital bone of the calvaria

Question 28

the inferior aspect of the occipital lobe rests upon the?

Answer 28

tentorium cerebelli

Question 29

what sulcus separates the occipital lobes from the parietal and temporal lobes anteriorly?

Answer 29

parieto-occipitaq sulcus

Question 30

what is located within the occipital lobe?

Answer 30

primary visual cortex

Question 31

the cortical association area is responsible for?

Answer 31

vision

Question 32

what artery supplies the anteromedial aspect of the cerebrum?

Answer 32

anterior cerebral artery

Question 33

the anterior cerebral artery is the branch of the?

Answer 33

internal carotid artery

Question 34

what artery supplies the most lateral portions of the cerebrum?

Answer 34

the middle cerebral arteries

Question 35

what is the continuation of the internal carotid artery?

Answer 35

middle cerebral artery

Question 36

what supplies the medial and lateral sides of the cerebrum posteriorly?

Answer 36

the posterior cerebral arteries

Question 37

the posterior cerebral artery is a branch of the?

Answer 37

basilar arteries

Question 38

what is the venous drainage of the cerebrum?

Answer 38

small cerebral veins

Question 39

where does the small cerebral veins empty into?

Answer 39

dural venous sinuses

Question 40

where are the dural venous sinuses?

Answer 40

between the outer and inner layers of the dura mater

Question 41

what is the cerebrum embryologically derived from?

Answer 41

prosencephalon