The Brain - 9.2 - The Cerebral Lobes

Question 1

Name the four (4) cerebral lobes we learn in this class:

Answer 1

• Frontal
• Parietal
• Temporal
• Occipital

Question 2

What cerebral lobe is found in the area of the forehead?

Answer 2

The Frontal Lobe

Question 3

What sulcus lies at the posterior portion of the frontal lobe?

Answer 3

The Central Sulcus

Question 4

Name the four regions (areas) that we learn in the frontal lobe.

Answer 4

• Prefrontal cortex
• Motor association area
• Primary motor cortex
• Broca area

Question 5

Voluntary motor functions (skeletal muscle) are associated with which three areas of the frontal lobe.

Answer 5

• Motor association area
• Primary motor cortex
• Broca area

Question 6

Foresight (thinking ahead), planning, problem solving, decision-making, and social judgment are part of the area ____________ of the frontal lobe.

Answer 6

Prefrontal cortex

Question 7

What are found on the underside of the frontal lobe? (Hint they are involved in the pathway of smell).

Answer 7

The two Olfactory bulbs

Question 8

The olfactory bulbs contain _______________ from the nose for the sense of smell.

Answer 8

Nerve fibers

Question 9

What cerebral lobe has the central sulcus on its anterior and the parieto-occipital sulcus on its posterior?

Answer 9

The parietal lobe

Question 10

What functions do we learn about the parietal lobes in this class?

Answer 10

Sensory perception & integration for touch, hot, cold, pain, pressure and stretch

Question 11

Name the cerebral lobe that is found in the posterior part of the skull.

Answer 11

Occipital lobe

Question 12

What special sensory perception is the occipital lobe responsible for?

Answer 12

Vision

Question 13

What cerebral lobe is separated from the parietal lobe by the lateral sulcus?

Answer 13

Temporal lobe

Question 14

What two areas of special senses do we learn about in this class?

Answer 14

Hearing and Smell