Cerebral Hemispheres Flashcards
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Frontal lobe has 4 principal gyri
4 principle gyri:
1- Precentral gyrus
2- Superior frontal gyrus
3- Middle frontal gyrus
4- Inferior frontal gyrus
Inferior frontal gyrus has 3 parts
Orbital part
Triangular part
Opercular part
Gyri of parietal lobe
Gyri:
• Postcentral gyrus
• Superior parietal lobe
• Inferior parietal lobe
Inferior parietal lobe
Supramarginal gyrus
Angular gyrus
Parietal lobe (medial surface)
Lobulus paracentralıs
• Precuneus
Occipital Lobe (medial surface)
Calcarine sulcus,
Cuneus,
Lingual gyrus
Occipital lobe lateral surface
transverse occipital sulcus
sulcus lunatus
has a number of irregular lateral occipital gyri
superior occipital gyri and inferior occipital gyri
Temporal lobe:
It is primarily involved with auditory processing and memory.
Superior temporal gyrus
- Middle temporal gyrus
- Inferior temporal gyrus
Temporal lobe (medial surface)
Collateral sulcus and rhinal sulcus-gyrus parahippocampal gyrus
The parietal, temporal and frontal cortical areas which
surround the insula are called
temporal, parietal and
frontal opercular regions.