Cerebrum Flashcards
Association tracts
Integrate info. from different sensory areas and RELATE the info to past experiences
Corpus callosum
Allows for communication between left and right hemispheres
Primary motor cortex
Conscious control of voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
Premotor cortex
prepares + executes movements of the limbs
Primary somatosensory cortex
receives info. from the body’s sensory receptors in the skin, musculoskeletal system, taste buds
Somatosensory association area
influence motor activity
primary visual cortex
receives visual info
Visual association area
Processes visual info
Auditory association area
Processes auditory info.
Primary auditory cortex
Receives auditory info.
Broca’s Area
Controls muscles involved in speech productions
Wernicke’s area
Comprehension of speech, understanding language
