sensory cortex areas Flashcards
1
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primary sensory areas
A
regions of the cortex to which sensory pathways project
2
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primary somatic sensory area
A
general sensory area
posterior to postcentral gyrus
general sensory info (pain, temp, pressure temp etc)
3
Q
primary somatic sensory cortex arranged
A
upside down half homunculus
size of regions correspond to amount of sensory receptors
feet superiorly and face inferiorly
4
Q
taste area
A
insula
inferior postecentral gyrus
5
Q
olfactory cortex
A
smell
inferior cortex of frontal lobe
6
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primary auditory cortex
A
hearing
superiors temporal lobe
7
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visual cortex
A
occipital lobe
8
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association areas
A
adjacent to primary areas
evaluation and recognition from info from primary areas
