Topic 19: Nervous System - CNS - Forebrain - Cerebrum lobes and Features Flashcards
1
Q
What are the hemispheres in the cerebrum?
A
- right and left cerebral hemispheres
2
Q
Name the 5 lobes of the cerebrum
A
- frontal
- temporal
- parietal
- occipital
- insula - deep to temporal lobe
3
Q
What are the surface features of the cerebrum? (3)
A
- fissures
- gyri
- sulci
4
Q
What are fissures?
A
deep grooves
5
Q
Name the 3 fissures
A
- longitudinal fissure
- transverse fissure
- lateral fissure
6
Q
What does the longitudinal fissure separate?
A
- right and left cerebral hemispheres
7
Q
What does the transverse fissure separate?
A
- cerebellum and cerebrum
8
Q
What does the lateral fissure separate?
A
- temporal lobe from rest of cerebrum
9
Q
What are gyri?
A
ridges
10
Q
Where is the postcentral gyrus?
A
parietal lobe
11
Q
Where is the precentral gyrus?
A
in frontal lobe
12
Q
What are sulci?
A
- shallow grooves that separate gyri
13
Q
Where is the central sulcus?
A
- between frontal and parietal lobes
