The Cerebrum

Question 1

Where is gray matter in the cerebrum?

Answer 1

In cerebral cortex and basal nuclei

Question 2

Where is white matter in the cerebrum?

Answer 2

Deep to basal cortex, around basal nuclei

Question 3

What are the three divisions of the cerebrum? (sulci)

Answer 3

1. The central sulcus
2. The lateral sulcus
3. The parieto-occipital sulcus

Question 4

What divides the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe?

Answer 4

The parieto-occipital sulcus

Question 5

What divides the frontal lobe from the temporal lobe?

Answer 5

The lateral sulcus

Question 6

What divides the anterior frontal lobe from the posterior parietal lobe?

Answer 6

The central sulcus

Question 7

What sulcus divides the motor and sensory areas?

Answer 7

The central sulcus

Question 8

What part of the cerebrum directs voluntary movements?

Answer 8

The pre-central gyrus of the frontal lobe

Question 9

What part of the cerebrum makes up the surface of the precentral gyrus?

Answer 9

The primary motor cortex

Question 10

What are the neurons of primary motor cortex?

Answer 10

Pyramidal cells

Question 11

Which gyrus recieves somatic sensory info (touch, pressure, pain, vibration, etc)

Answer 11

Postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe

Question 12

What part of the cerebrum makes up the surface of the postcentral gyrus?

Answer 12

Primary sensory cortex

Question 13

What part of the cerebrum processes information from sight receptors?

Answer 13

Visual Cortex

Question 14

What part of the cerebrum processes information from sound receptors?

Answer 14

Auditory Cortex

Question 15

What part of the cerebrum processes information from odor receptors?

Answer 15

Olfactory Cortex

Question 16

What part of the cerebrum processes information from taste receptors?

Answer 16

Gustatory Cortex

Question 17

What is a sensory association area?

Answer 17

Monitors and interprets arriving information at sensory areas of cortex

Question 18

What is the function of the SOMATIC sensory association area

Answer 18

Interprets input to primary sensory cortex (recognizes touch)

Question 19

What is the function of the somatic Motor association area?

Answer 19

(Premotor cortex) Coordinates motor responses / learned movements

Question 20

What is the Wernicke’s area?

Answer 20

The “general interpretive area”, 1 hemisphere, collects info from all sensory association areas, coordinates access to complex visual and auditory memories

Question 21

Where is the “speech center’ located? What does it do?

Answer 21

In the general interpretive area, coordinates vocals

Question 22

What part of the general interpretive area performs abstract intellectual activities? (predictions, etc)

Answer 22

The pre-frontal cortex

Question 23

What is a cerebrovascular disease?

Answer 23

A disorder that interferes with blood circulation to the brain

Question 24

What are the effects of a stroke or cerebrovascular accident?

Answer 24

Shuts off blood to a portion of the brain causing neurons to die.

Question 25

What condition causes damage to motor control areas of the brain with birth causing paralysis of one or more limbs?

Answer 25

Cerebral Palsy

Question 26

Which hemisphere controls reading, writing, math, decision making, speech and language?

Answer 26

Left brain

Question 27

Which hemisphere controls senses and recognition?

Answer 27

Right brain

Question 28

Which lobe houses the visual cortex?

Answer 28

The occipital lobe

Question 29

Which lobe houses the auditory cortex?

Answer 29

The temporal lobe

Question 30

Which lobe houses the olfactory cortex?

Answer 30

The temporal lobe

Question 31

Which lobe houses the primary sensory cortex?

Answer 31

The parietal lobe

Question 32

Which lobe houses the primary motor cortex?

Answer 32

The frontal lobe