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what is a sulcus?

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a dip

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what is a gyrus?

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an elevation

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what is a fissure?

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a larger dip

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what is the surface of the brain made of? and the inside?

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  • surface = grey matter
  • inside = white matter
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what is the basal ganglia?

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are a collection of cell bodies buried in the white matter

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what does the corpus callosum contain, in terms of fibres?

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commissural fibres (connecting the 2 hemsipheres)

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where does the central sulcus lie?

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it lies between the precentral & postcentral gyrus

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what does the transverse fissure split?

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splits the cerebrum from cerebellum

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label this

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A- central sulcus

B-frontal lobe

C-sylvian/lateral fissure

D-temporal lobe

E-transverse fissure

F- occipital lobe

G- parietal lobe

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what does the median longitudinal fissure separate?

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the 2 hemispheres of the brain, longitidinally

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what are heschl’s convolutions?

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transverse gyri of temporal lobe

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what are the different functions of the different lobes?

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  • frontal lobe –> motor function, intellect
  • parietal lobe –> somatosensory
  • occipital lobe –> vision
  • temporal lobe –> hearing and smell
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the medial portion of the cerebral hemisphere, the limbic system, is important for what?

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storage and retrieval of processed information

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where are auditory association areas?

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in temporal lobe on each side, but only in the dominant it is designed to allow you to understand language

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what is the precentral gyrus also known as and what area is it, and in what lobe is it found?

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primary motor cortex, area 4 in FRONTAL LOBE

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what does the motor homonculus represent?

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somatotopic representation of contralateral half of body

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what other areas are contained within the frontal lobe?

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  • prefrontal cortex
  • Broca’s area of motor speech
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what is the function of Broca’s area and where is it found

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  • has a primary function in speech production
  • found in both hemispheres
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what is the function of the prefrontal cortex?

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is involved in higher order functions ie judgement, intelligence, planning etc

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what is the order of processes which result in speech?

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prefrontal cortex –> broca’s area –> precentral gyrus

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in what lobe is the postcentral gyrus found, what is it also known as and what areas is it?

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  • parietal lobe
  • also known as primary sensory area
  • areas 1,2,3
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what other areas are there in the parietal lobe?

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  • superior parietal lobule
  • inferior parietal lobule
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what is the function of the superior parietal lobule?

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interpretation of somatosensory information & conscious awareness of contralateral half of body

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what is the function of inferior parietal lobule?

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interface between somatosensory cortex & visual and auditory association areas

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what happens when there is a lesion of the parietal lobe? (4) dominant and non dominant
* hemi-sensory neglect - this is defined as the inability of a person to process sensory stimuli from one half of the body * right-left agnosia (inability to differentiate right from left) if occurs in dominant lobe.. * acalculia (can't count) * agraphia (can't write)
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what is the main field in the temporal lobe and what number is it?
* primary auditory cortex * areas 41 and 42
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what area does the temporal lobe have on the dominant side and what is its' function?
Wernicke's area - essential for the recognition of the spoken word
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what does the inferior surface of the temporal lobe recieve?
fibres from the olfactory tract - conscious appreciation of smell
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what is the main field in the occipital lobe and what is its' area?
primary visual cortex - area 17
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where does the primary visual cortex lie?
on either side of the _calcarine fissure_
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what is the rest of the occipital lobe, what is the area and what is it responsible for?
* visual association cortex * areas 18,19 * repsonsible for interpretation of visual images
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what is aphasia?
person has difficulty with speech due to damage to one or more speech areas of the brain
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what is the main difference between broca's aphasia and wernicke's aphasia?
broca's --\> understands speech wernicke's--\> can't understand speech, doesn't know of mistakes
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what are the 3 different types of white matter tract fibres?
1. commissural fibres 2. projection fibres 3. assosciation fibres
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describe commisural fibres
they **C**onnect correpsonding areas of 2 hemsipheres ie corpus callosum
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describe projection fibres
they run between the cortex and various subcortical structures & spinal cord ie basal ganglia, thalamus, brainstem etc
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describe asociation fibres
they conect one part of the cerebral cortex with another
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what is the internal capsule and what is it made up of?
* it is a narrow area between the caudate nucleus and thalamus medially and lentiform nucleus laterally * made up of projection fibres passing to and from cerebral cortex
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from what does internal capsule derive its blood supply?
middle cerebral artery
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what is the function of the basal ganglia?
it starts, stops and regulates the intensity of voluntary movements
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what is the basal ganglia composed of?
* putamen * globus pallidus * caudate nucleus * substantia nigra - but not anatomically part of it
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what makes up the lentiform nucleus?
* globus pallidus * putamen
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where, anatomically, does the caudate nucleus lie?
lies in the wall of the lateral ventricle
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label this, from top right clockwise
* caudate nucleus * putamen * globus pallidus * III ventricle * thalamus * lentiform nucleus * lateral ventricle
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where, anaotmically, does the thalamus lie?
next to the third ventricle
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how does the basal ganglia system work?
1. caudate nucleus AND putamen recieve input from motor/premotor cortex / thalamus 2. they then transfer this signal to the globus pallidus and substantia nigra 3. globus pallidus projects primarily to thalamus 4. thalamus sends fibres to motor cortex

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