Cerebrum Flashcards
1
Q
What are the ridges of the cerebrum called?
A
Gyri
2
Q
What are the grooves of the cerebrum called?
A
Sulci
3
Q
Fissures
A
Deeper grooves that divide the brain
4
Q
List the 3 major layers of the brain from superficial to deep
A
- cerebral cortex
- cerebral medulla
- basal nuclei
5
Q
What do the temporal lobes control?
A
- memory
- comprehension & pronunciation of words
- sensations of smell & sound
- emotional association of memories
6
Q
What separates the temporal lobes and the frontal lobes
A
Lateral sulcus
7
Q
What does the occipital lobe control?
A
Visual processing
8
Q
What does the parietal lobe control?
A
- sensations
- visual-spatial processing
- body position
9
Q
What separates the parietal and frontal lobe?
A
Central sulcus
10
Q
What does the frontal lobe control?
A
- voluntary movements
- reasoning & decision making
- memory
- ability to predict
- planning
- verbal communication
11
Q
What are the 4 lobes of the cerebrum
A
- frontal
- parietal
- occipital
- temporals
12
Q
What connects the two hemispheres of the cerebrum?
A
Corpus callosum
13
Q
What are the hemispheres of the cerebrum?
A
Right and left
14
Q
Islands of gray matter
A
Basal nuclei
15
Q
“White matter”, made of myelinated axons
A
Cerebral medulla
