Cerebral Cortex and Cerebellum

Question 1

The corpus callosum serves to integrate the activity of the…. and permits communication with each other.

Answer 1

two hemispheres

Question 2

The corpus callosum is the … of the interhemispheric commissures and is largely responsible for coordinating the … of the two cerebral hemispheres.

Answer 2

largest

activities

Question 3

The frontal lobe contains the …. and ….

Answer 3

motor cortex and the frontal association areas.

Question 4

The precentral sulcus lies anterior to the …

Answer 4

precentral gyrus

Question 5

Prefrontal cortex involves

Answer 5

judgment, reasoning, initiative, higher order social behavior and similar functions.

Question 6

Superior frontal gyrus is involved with the … and …

Answer 6

sensory system and laughter

Question 7

Function of the middle gyrus includes

Answer 7

judgment and organization

Question 8

Broca’s area is involved in …

Answer 8

speech language production

Question 9

Damage to the Broca’s area produces..

Answer 9

broken speech

Question 10

Parietal lobe damage is most often in what pathology?

Answer 10

stroke

Question 11

Occipital lobe is the … center of the brain.

Answer 11

vision processing

Question 12

The primary visual cortex is on each side of the ….

Answer 12

calcarine fissure

Question 13

The secondary or association of the visual cortex is in the …

Answer 13

occipital and parietal cortex

Question 14

Lateral cerebral fissure is in the ….lobe.

Answer 14

temporal

Question 15

The lateral surface of the temporal lob is divided into three parts…

Answer 15

superior temporal gyrus
middle temporal gyrus
inferior temporal gyrus

Question 16

The temporal lobe is involved in …. and is home to the ….

Answer 16

auditory perception

primary auditory cortex

Question 17

The temporal lobe also contains

Answer 17

hippocampus

Question 18

The left temporal lobe and part of the parietal lobe has … which is essential for speech.

Answer 18

Wernicke’s area

Question 19

The most damage occurs where in a TBI, stroke and encephalitis?

Answer 19

temporal lobe

Question 20

People with Wernicke’s aphasia are unable to

Answer 20

understand language in its written or spoken form

Question 21

Premotor cortex …

Answer 21

receives and processes sensory information

Question 22

The frontal eye field helps …

Answer 22

control voluntary eye movements

Question 23

Functions of the cerebellum…

Answer 23

Controls equilibrium and muscle tone; coordinates voluntary movements; fine tune motor activity; attention and language; fear and pleasure response; anticipatory behaviors

Question 24

Parts of the cerebellar homunculi

Answer 24

vermis
hemispheres
floccular lobe

Question 25

Vermis part of the cerebellar homunculi controls

Answer 25

truck

Question 26

Hemispheres part of the cerebellar homunculi controls

Answer 26

ipsilateral limbs

Question 27

Floccular lobe of the cerebellar homunculi controls...

Answer 27

eye movements and balance

Question 28

Two parts of the spinocerebellar tracts:

Answer 28

dorsal/posterior | ventral/anterior

Question 29

Dorsal spinocerebellar tract is for..

Answer 29

unconscious proprioception of ipsilateral body and leg | two neurons stay on the same side of the body

Question 30

Ventral spinocerebellar tract is for..

Answer 30

unconscious proprioception of ipsilateral body and leg

Question 31

Each cerebellar hemisphere regulates...

Answer 31

ipsilateral muscles

Question 32

Hypotonia

Answer 32

diminished muscle tone

Question 33

Classic signs of cerebellar dysfunction

Answer 33

ataxia dysmetria intention tremor dysdiadochokinesis

Question 34

Ataxia

Answer 34

loss of coordinated muscle movements during tasks

Question 35

Dysmetria

Answer 35

impaired coordination of multiple muscle groups during complex movement

Question 36

Intention tremor

Answer 36

tremors only during voluntary movement and they become worse when reaching for something

Question 37

Dysdiadochokinesis

Answer 37

inability or difficulty making rapidly alternating movements