Sections/ lobes of the brain

Question 1

Frontal lobe - motor or sensory?

Answer 1

motor

Question 2

pre central gyrus is motor or sensory?

Answer 2

motor

Question 3

post central gyrus is motor or sensory?

Answer 3

sensory

Question 4

inferior frontal gyrus

Answer 4

broca’s area of motor speech

Question 5

pre frontal cortex

Answer 5

cognitive functions of higher order like:

intellect

planning

prediction

judgement

Question 6

occipital lobe - main function/s

Answer 6

vision

Question 7

parietal lobe main function?

Answer 7

somatosensory

perception/ making sense of things

Question 8

post central gyrus is the

Answer 8

primary sensory area

Question 9

temporal lobe main function/s

Answer 9

hearing

smell

Question 10

wernicke’s area is crucial for

Answer 10

understanding the spoken word

Question 11

on the medial surface of the occipital lobe is the

Answer 11

primary visual cortex

Question 12

limbic lobe is the ….. area

Answer 12

functional

Question 13

what is broaca’s area?

Answer 13

the motor speech area

Question 14

aphasia

Answer 14

problems with speech due to damage to one or more speech areas in the brain

Question 15

what lobe is broaca’s area in?

Answer 15

frontal

Question 16

what lobe is wernicke’s area in?

Answer 16

temporal

Question 17

main 3 contents of frontal lobe

Answer 17

broaca’s area

primary motor cortex

thinking area

Question 18

main 1 content of occipital lobe

Answer 18

sight

Question 19

main 3 contents of temporal lobe

Answer 19

hearing

smell

wernicke’s

Question 20

main 1 content of parietal lobe

Answer 20

sensory

Question 21

brainstem

Answer 21

vital centres (respiratory centre, cardio)

Question 22

cerebellum

Answer 22

(autopilot)

balance and coordination

Question 23

diencephalon

Answer 23

thalamus- sensory relay centre

body temperature

circadian rhythm

Question 24

right middle cerebral artery supplies the

Answer 24

left body strength

left body sensation

Question 25

left middle cerebral artery supplies the

Answer 25

right body strength and language

Question 26

the right posterior artery supplies the perception of

Answer 26

left visual field

Question 27

the left posterior artery supplies the perception of the

Answer 27

right visual field

Question 28

area 4

Answer 28

primary motor cortex

pre-central gyrus

Question 29

area 44/45

Answer 29

broaca’s area of motor speech

inferior frontal gyrus

Question 30

area 3,1,2

Answer 30

primary sensory area

post central gyrus

Question 31

area 41,42

Answer 31

wernicke’s area

primary auditory cortex

Question 32

area 18

Answer 32

visual association cortex

Question 33

area 17

Answer 33

primary visual cortex

Question 34

limbic lobe is responsible for

Answer 34

memory and education

Question 35

stroke affecting the arterial supply from the anterior cerebral artery would give what symptoms?

Answer 35

contra-lateral paralysis of foot/leg

contra-lateral sensory loss of foot/leg and impaired gait

Question 36

stroke affecting the arterial supply from the middle cerebral artery would give what symptoms?

Answer 36

contra-laterial paralysis of face/ arm/ leg

contra-lateral sensory loss of face/ arm/ leg

contra-lateral homonymous hemianopia

gaze paralysis to the opposite side

Question 37

posterior circulation problems would present with what symptoms?

Answer 37

coma

vertigo

N and V

ataxia (lack of voluntary coordination)

visual field deficits