Structures/Functions

Question 1

Central Sulcus

Answer 1

Anatomical boundary between frontal/parietal lobes

Question 2

Lateral Sulcus

Answer 2

Sylvian Sulcus.

Anatomical boundary between temporal, frontal, and parietal lobes

Question 3

Intraparietal Sulcus

Answer 3

Link between sensory/motor systems. Facilitates coordination of the eye and limb movement while reaching.

Question 4

Calcarine Sulcus

Answer 4

Anatomical boundary between the superior and inferior quadrants of the visual field.

Question 5

Parieto-occipital Sulcus

Answer 5

Anatomical boundary between the parietal/occipital lobes.

Question 6

Cingulate Sulcus

Answer 6

Anatomical boundary between the frontal/parietal lobes and the cingulate gyrus.

Question 7

Precentral Gyrus

Answer 7

M1; Primary motor cortex. Voluntary movement of muscles of the UE, Trunk, and Head.

Question 8

Superior Frontal Gyrus

Answer 8

Working Memory

Question 9

Middle Frontal Gyrus

Answer 9

Higher cognitive functions, decision making processes.

Question 10

Inferior Frontal Gyrus

Answer 10

Contains Broca’s Motor speech area.
Left: Broca’s
Right: Tone

Question 11

Superior Temporal Gyrus

Answer 11

Auditory perception

Question 12

Middle Temporal Gyrus

Answer 12

Detection of moving objects

Question 13

Inferior Temporal Gyrus

Answer 13

Facial recognition

Question 14

Fusiform Gyrus

Answer 14

Left: Identifying that some object looks like a face.
Right: Facial recognition.

Question 15

Supramarginal Gyrus

Answer 15

Visual word recognition.

Question 16

Superior Parietal Lobule

Answer 16

Integration of sensory info for a complete self image of the body, which mediates behaviors with the world around us.

Question 17

Inferior Parietal Lobule

Answer 17

Integrates sensory info for perception and language, mathematical reasoning, and visuo-spatial cognition.

Question 18

Angular Gyrus

Answer 18

Language comprehension, visual/auditory processing.

Question 19

Cuneus

Answer 19

Visual processing.

Question 20

Precuneus

Answer 20

Memory, consciousness, thoughts about oneself, spatial processing.

Question 21

Paracentral Lobule

Answer 21

Voluntary motor movement and sensory info for the lower body.

Question 22

Cingulate Gyrus

Answer 22

Learning/memory

Question 23

Fornix

Answer 23

Memory/learning. Links hippocampus with mammillary bodies/hypothalamus

Question 24

Post-central Gyrus

Answer 24

S1: Conscious perception of somesthetic sensation for head, upper body, and trunk.

Question 25

Somesthetic Sensations

Answer 25

Pain, Temperature, Vibratory sense, Discriminatory touch.

Question 26

Anterior Commissure

Answer 26

Links L/R olfactory tracts

Question 27

Inferior Colliculus

Answer 27

Processing auditory info

Question 28

Superior Colliculus

Answer 28

Processing of visual info

Question 29

Olive

Answer 29

Audition, cerebellar motor learning.

Question 30

Pyramid

Answer 30

Fiber tract carrying motor information to the spinal cord from M1

Question 31

Medial Longitudinal Fissure

Answer 31

Separates L/R cerebral hemispheres.

Question 32

Hippocampus

Answer 32

Memory/Learning

Question 33

Thalamus

Answer 33

Relay center; sensory, motor, cognitive, affective.

Question 34

Frontal Lobe

Answer 34

Reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotion, and problem solving.

Question 35

Parietal Lobe

Answer 35

Movement, orientation, recognition, perception of sensory stimuli.

Question 36

Temporal Lobe

Answer 36

Perception/recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and speech.

Question 37

Occipital Lobe

Answer 37

Visual Processing

Question 38

Insula

Answer 38

Integration of autonomic function, learning/memory, olfaction.

Question 39

Midbrain

Answer 39

Extra-occular eye movements

Question 40

Pons

Answer 40

Sensory/motor for the face.

Question 41

Medulla

Answer 41

Cardiovascular/respiratory functions.

Question 42

Cerebellum

Answer 42

Regulate eye/limb movement, maintain posture/balance, role in language, cognition, and emotion.

Question 43

Spinal cord

Answer 43

Connect UE, LE, and trunk with the brain.

Question 44

Pineal Gland

Answer 44

Regulation of circadian rhythm

Question 45

Optic Nerve

Answer 45

Transmission of visual information from eye to thalamus.

Question 46

Optic Chiasm

Answer 46

transmission of visual info, partial decussation of visual field.

Question 47

Mammillary Bodies

Answer 47

Hypothalamic nuclei involved in learning/memory.

Question 48

Uncus

Answer 48

Olfactory cortex.

Question 49

Orbital Gyri

Answer 49

Emotion and taste.

Question 50

Olfactory Tract

Answer 50

Transmission of odor info.

Question 51

Olfactory Bulb

Answer 51

Transmission of odor info.

Question 52

Brodmann's Areas

Answer 52

Numbered regions of the brain based on the cytoarchitectural organization of neurons.

Question 53

Brodmann's 3,1,2

Answer 53

Concious perception of somesthetic sensation.

Question 54

Brodmann's 4

Answer 54

Voluntary movement of muscles in the head/body.

Question 55

Brodmann's 6 (Larger)

Answer 55

Premotor cortex, aid/integrates voluntary limb movement. Muscle planning.

Question 56

Brodmann's 6 (smaller)

Answer 56

Supplemental motor cortex. Planning complex limb movements.

Question 57

Brodmann's 8

Answer 57

Frontal Eye Field. Controls voluntary horizontal gaze to the contralateral side.

Question 58

Brodmann's 44/45

Answer 58

Left: Broca's motor speech. Right: Tone.

Question 59

Brodmann's 22

Answer 59

Wernicke's area, receptive integration of speech.

Question 60

Brodmann's 17

Answer 60

Primary visual cortex.

Question 61

Brodmann's 41

Answer 61

Primary auditory cortex.

Question 62

Brodmann's 37

Answer 62

Facial recognition.