Cerebrum Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
Four lobes are?
A
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
2
Q
Surface of the cerebrum is?
A
highly convoluted (folded)
3
Q
The cerebrum has - ridged called?
A
gyrus (pleural = gyri)
4
Q
The cerebrum has - depressions/grooves
A
Sulus (pleural = sulci)
Fissure (s)
5
Q
What is the cerebral cortex?
A
Cortical surface on the cerebral hemispheres.
6
Q
What are association fibers?
A
Connect structures within the same hemisphere
7
Q
Commissural fibers are?
A
Connect area of the right hemisphere with that in the left
-All fibers of the corpus callosum
8
Q
What are projection fibers?
A
Project from one area of the CNS to a more distant part of the CNS.
Ex:
- cerebrum to/from brainstem or spinal cord
- Brainstem to/from spinal cord
9
Q
What are two regions not within a single lobe?
A
Subcortical
-corpus callosum
Cortex
- Insula
- Cingulate cortex
