Localisation Of Function In The Brain

Question 1

Name the four lobes of the cerebral cortex

Answer 1

Frontal lobe (contain motor area)
Parietal lobe (contains somatosensory area sense processed)
Occipital Lobe (visual area)
Temporal lobe (auditory-language area) wernick´e area

Question 2

What does the frontal lobe do

Answer 2

Front of the brain.
Controls thinking, planning and movement.
Contains one language area – Broca’s area. Which controls speech production

Question 3

What does the Parietal lobe

Answer 3

Behind the frontal lobe, with somatosensory area at the front.
Sensations are processed, e.g. touch.

Question 4

Where and what does the Occipital lobe do

Answer 4

Back of the brain.
Controls vision.

Question 5

Where and what does the temporal lobe do

Answer 5

Behind the frontal lobe and below occipital lobe.
Auditory area related to speech and hearing.
Includes part of the language area – Wernicke’s area. (Understanding language)

Question 6

What does damage to Broca’s area do

Answer 6

Damage to Broca’s area leads to difficulty remembering and forming words.

Question 7

What does damage to wernickes area do in the brain

Answer 7

Damage to Wernicke’s area leads to difficulty understanding and producing language.