Neuroanatomy of the CNS

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  • Created on: 11-10-19 16:21
What is the cerebral cortex?
A layer of grey matter located in the cerebral hemisphere
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What is the role of gyri and sulci?
To increase the surface area of the brain
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What lobes does the central sulcus separate?
Frontal and Parietal
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What lobes does the lateral fissure separate?
Temporal from the frontal and parietal.
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What are some of the roles of the parietal lobe?
Movement, proprioception, language comprehension and recognition.
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Where is Wernicke's area located?
Temporal lobe
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Where is Broca's area located?
Inferior frontal lobe
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Where is the motor cortex located?
frontal lobe
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What is the motor cortex responsible for?
voluntary control of movement
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What is the somatosensory cortex and where is it located?
Processing centre for proprioceptive input, parietal lobe
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What does the diencephalon house?
Thalamus and hypothalamus
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What are 2 important components of the basal ganglia?
Subthalamic nucleus and substantia nigra
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What does the cerebellum do?
Modifies motor commands on the descending pathways to make accurate movmeent
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