The Cerebral Cortex

Question 1

Frontal Lobe

Answer 1

Responsible for higher-order thinking (planning, problem-solving, language, aspects of personality and emotions).

Question 2

Primary Motor Cortex

Answer 2

Located in the frontal lobe; responsible for movement of skeletal muscles.

Question 3

Parietal Lobe

Answer 3

Enables a person to perceive their own body and where things are located in their immediate environment.

Question 4

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

Answer 4

Located in the parietal lobe; responsible for processing sensations such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.

Question 5

Temporal Lobe

Answer 5

Processes auditory information.

Question 6

Primary Auditory Cortex

Answer 6

Located in the temporal lobe; receives sound from the ears.

Question 7

Occipital Lobe

Answer 7

Responsible for vision.

Question 8

Primary Visual Cortex

Answer 8

Located in the occipital lobe; responsible for processing information from the eyes.

Question 9

Thalamus

Answer 9

Part of the brain located between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain, just above the brain stem; responsible for relaying motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex.

Question 10

Broca’s Area

Answer 10

Responsible for speech production; coordinates movement of lips, tongue and vocal cords to articulate words; important in understanding grammar.

Question 11

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 11

Responsible for language reception and interpretation and for creation of grammatically correct speech.

Question 12

Geschwind’s Territory

Answer 12

The area of the brain that provides a connection between Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas; develops with age; allows the understanding of particular words.