lab 7: the cerebrum

Question 1

what is the function of the frontal lobe

Answer 1

voluntary movement and higher level function

Question 2

what is the function of the parietal lobe

Answer 2

processes touch and assembles input from your other senses into a form you can use them

Question 3

what is the function of the temporal lobe

Answer 3

processing auditory information and encoding of memory

Question 4

what is the function of the occipital lobe

Answer 4

visual perception and processing

Question 5

what is the function of the angular gyrus

Answer 5

attention , self processing , emotion regulation

Question 6

what is the function of the inner hemispheric tissue

Answer 6

separated both cerebral hemispheres thru the falx cerebri

Question 7

what is the function of the parietal occipital fissure

Answer 7

separates parietal and occipital lobes

Question 8

what is the function of the cingulate gyrus

Answer 8

coordinates sensory input with emotions , pain , behavior , and language expression

Question 9

what is the function of the frontal pole

Answer 9

human behavior and cognitive abilities like action selection

Question 10

what is the function of the occipital pole

Answer 10

visual processing

Question 11

what is the function of the temporal pole

Answer 11

emotional and social behavior , semantic processing , memory and language

Question 12

what is the function of the corpus callosum

Answer 12

connects the 2 hemispheres of the brain and ensures both sides can communicate

Question 13

what is the function for the uncus

Answer 13

olfaction , memory and emotion

Question 14

what is the function of the parahippocampal gyrus

Answer 14

spatial awareness and memories

Question 15

what is the function of the fusiform gyrus ( occipital temporal gyrus)

Answer 15

high level vision such as face perception or objective recognition

Question 16

what is the function of the internal capsule

Answer 16

allowed communication between areas of the cerebral cortex and areas of the brain stem

Question 17

what is the function of the corona radiata

Answer 17

carry messages to and from the body

Question 18

what is the function of the centrum semiovale

Answer 18

contain projections , homologous and associate fibers

Question 19

what is the function of the primary motor cortex

Answer 19

generate signals to direct the movement of the body

Question 20

what is the function of the premotor cortex ( anterior lateral to motor cortex)

Answer 20

prepares and executes movements of the limbs thru coordination

Question 21

what is the function of the supplementla motor cortex (anterior medial to motor cortex)

Answer 21

prepare for movement , especially proximal musculature

Question 22

what is the function of broca’s area

Answer 22

speech production and articulation

Question 23

what is the function of wernickes area

Answer 23

language comprehension

Question 24

what is the function of the visual cortex

Answer 24

receives , integrates and processes visual information relayed from the retinas

Question 25

what is the function of the auditory cortex

Answer 25

receives and processes the contents of sounds, voices or music

Question 26

what is the function of the primary somatosensory cortex

Answer 26

receives input like touch , tempo , vibration , pressure and pain

Question 27

what is the function of the secondary somatosensory cortex

Answer 27

associated with spatial and tactile memory

Question 28

what is the function of the vestibular cortex

Answer 28

interacts with the visual cortex to mediate self motion perception and balance

Question 29

what is the function of the hippocampus

Answer 29

declarative memory

Question 30

what is the function of the insula

Answer 30

perceive pain and give awareness to our body

Question 31

what is the function of the amygdala

Answer 31

processing center for emotions

Question 32

what is the function for the fornix

Answer 32

key role in cognition and episodic memory recall

Question 33

what is the function and innervation of the medial rectus

Answer 33

adduction of the eye and CN 3