Roles of the brain Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
The red arrow points to which area?
A
Wernickes area
2
Q
What is the role of wernickes area?
A
Within superior temproal gyrus
Responsible for speech
3
Q
As well as speech, what else is the suprior temporal gyrus contain?
A
The auditory cortex for hearing duh
4
Q
Which sense is the occipital lobe responsible for?
A
Vision
5
Q
The post-central gyrus is reponsible for?
A
Somatosensory information
Either spinal cord damage (lower motor neurone) or lack of blood supply
