organisation of brain Flashcards
4 main subs
L/R cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brain stem,cerebellum
what does the cerebral hemispheres consist of
outer cerebral cortex, cerebral white mater, grey basal nuclei
what does cerebral cortex control
all activities
cerebral cortex can be divided into what lobes
frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital
where is frontal lobe
front
where is parietal lobe
sides
where isocciptal lobe
back
where is temporal lobe
ear area
cerebral cortex contains 3 kinds of functional areas, name em
sensory, motor, association
each hemisphere is concerned with which functions
motor and sensory
how can the cerebral cortex communicate with the rest of the body
it is made of white matter so nerve fibres
these nerve fibres can be divided into 3 categories
CAP, Communication, associattion, projection
what is the communication fibre
comm between left and right hemispheres
what is the association fibre
comm within each hemisphere
what is projection fibres
link cortex to rest of nervous system
