Cerebral Cortex

Question 1

What covers the cerebral hemispheres and is the body’s ultimate control and information-processing center?

Answer 1

cerebral cortex

Question 2

What cells in the nervous system support, nourish, and protect neurons?

Answer 2

glial cells

Question 3

What portion of the cerebral cortex lies behind the forehead and is involved in speaking, muscle movements, plan-making, and judgments?

Answer 3

frontal lobes

Question 4

What portion of the cerebral cortex lies at the top and toward the rear of the head and receives sensory input for touch and body position?

Answer 4

parietal lobes

Question 5

What portion of the cerebral cortex lies at the back of the head and includes areas that receive information from the visual fields?

Answer 5

occipital lobes

Question 6

What portion of the cerebral cortex lies roughly above the ears and includes auditory areas?

Answer 6

temporal lobes

Question 7

What area at the rear of the frontal lobes controls voluntary movements?

Answer 7

motor cortex