The Cerebral Hemispheres Flashcards

1
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What separates the 2 cerebral hemispheres?

A

Longitudinal fissure

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2
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What separates the parietal from the occipital lobe?

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Parietal-occipital sulcus

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3
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What sulcus is found in the median section running horizontally superior to the corpus callosum?

A

Cingulate sulcus

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4
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What separates the frontal lobe form the parietal lobe?

A

Central gyrus

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5
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What separates the frontal lobe from the temporal lobe?

A

Lateral sulcus

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6
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What separates the occipital lobe into 2?

A

Calcarine fissure

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7
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What makes up the medial portions of the cerebral hemisphere?

A

Limbic system

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8
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What is the function of the adjacent association areas?

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They help us make sense of what we are feeling, touching, smelling etc.
I.e. we can feel that we have car keys in our pocket just by feeling - without looking at them

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9
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What is the area directly anterior to the pre-central gyrus and what is it ?

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Primary motor cortex

Area 4

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10
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What is the area posterior to the post-central gyrus and what is it?

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Areas 3,1,2

Primary sensory cortex

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11
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What is the name of the area which occupies the inferior part of the frontal lobe and what is it for?

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Area 44, 45 inferior frontal gyrus

Broca’s area of motor speech - tell us how to talk I.e. by moving our lips

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12
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Where is the general sensory association area located?

A

Superior parietal lobule

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13
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In the dominant hemisphere what does the inferior lobule of the parietal lobe contribute to?

A

Language functions

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14
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What is the function of the inferior lobule of the parietal lobe?

A

Interference between somatosensory cortex and visual auditory association

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15
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What occurs as a consequence of parietal lobe lesion?

A

Hemisensory neglect

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16
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What is the main function of the temporal lobe?

A

Smelling and hearing

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17
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Within what lobe is area 41,42 located?

A

Temporal lobe

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18
Q

What is area 41, 42?

A

The superior temporal gurus - primary auditory cortex

19
Q

What is found posterior to area 41 , 42?

A

Auditory association areas

In dominant sphere = wenicke’s area

20
Q

What is the function of wenicke’s area and where is it found?

A

Found behind area 41, 42 which is the superior temporal gyrus of the temporal lobe
It is crucial for understanding spoken word

21
Q

Where specifically is the primary visual cortex found?

A

On the medial side of either side of the calcarine sulcus of the occipital lobe

22
Q

Excluding the primary visual cortex, what is the remaining of the occipital lobe referred to as?

A

Area 18, 19

23
Q

What part of the brain is responsible for interpretation of visual images? (Visual association cortex)

A

Area 18, 19 of the occipital lobe

24
Q

What is the function of the lambic system?

A

Involved in memory and emotional aspects of behaviour

25
Q

What can damage to the inner surface of the frontal cortex cause and why?

A

It can cause personality changes
Damage to the inner surface of the frontal lobe will cause damage to the lambic system which is located in the medical part of the frontal lobe
The lambic system is responsible for memory and emotional aspects of behaviour

26
Q

What are the language areas of the brain?

A

Wernicke’s area (temporal lobe)

Broca’s area (frontal lobe)

27
Q

What is the term for problems with speech due to damage of the speech areas in the brain?

A

Aphasia

28
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What is the difference in Broca’s aphasia and Wernicke’s aphasia?

A

Broca’s aphasia will present with missing words, the patient will be aware of difficulties but will be able to understand speech. They will have paralysis of one side

In wernicke’s aphasia the patient will speak fluently but will introduce new words and wont be aware of this. They wont be paralysed.

29
Q

What are the 3 types of myelinated fibres?

A

Commissural fibres
Association fibres
Projection fibres

30
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What does the association fibres connect?

A

One part of the cortex to another - primary cortex to association cortex

31
Q

What does the projection fibres connect?

A

The cerebral cortex and various subcortical centers

32
Q

What is the imaging modality that can map functional white matter tracts?

A

3D cerebral tractohgraphy

33
Q

What structures surround the internal capsule?

A

Medially - thalamus & caudate nucleus

Laterally - lentiform nucleus

34
Q

What are the different basal ganglia?

A

Caudate nucleus
Globes pallidus
Putamen
Substantial nigra

35
Q

Where is the substantial Nigeria located?

A

The midbrain

36
Q

What basal ganglia make up the lentiform nucleus?

A

The Putamen with the globus pallidus inside it

37
Q

What basal ganglia recieve motor input?

A

Caudate nucleus and putamen

38
Q

What basal ganglia are the output regions?

A

Substantial Nigra

Globes pallidus

39
Q

Where does the globus pallidus project information to?

A

The thalamus

40
Q

Where does the input regions of the basal ganglia receive the input from
?

A

The motor cortex, pre motor cortex and the thalamus

41
Q

What does the basal ganglia do?

A

Helps regulate initiation and termination of movement

Plays a role in controlling motor system so are referred to as the extrapyramidal system

42
Q

Name 3 conditions caused by pathologies of the basal ganglia?

A

Parkinson’s, Chorea, Athetosis

43
Q

What is responsible for initiation and termination of movement?

A

Basal ganglia