Central Nervous System: Cerebral Cortex
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Longitudinal Fissure | Separates cerebrum into left & right hemispheres |
Occipital Lobe | Association area for vision |
Broca's Area | Involved in speech production |
Prefrontal Cortex | Thoughts, decisions and emotions area |
Precentral Gyrus | Contains primary motor cortex |
Right Brain (cerebral cortex) | Artistic side of brain |
Cerebral Cortex | Outer gray matter of the cerebrum |
Decussation | Crossing over of info to other side of body |
Corpus Collosum | Connects the 2 cerebral hemispheres |
Left Brain (cerebral cortex) | Analytical side of brain |
Primary Motor Cortex | Initiates voluntary muscle action |
Sulcus | A groove in the cerebral cortex |
Central Sulcus | Separates the frontal and parietal lobes |
Lateral Sulcus | Separates frontal/parietal from temporal lobe |
Parieto-occipital Sulcus | Separates parietal lobe from occipital lobe |
Wernicke's Area | Associated with language comprehension |
Temporal Lobe | Lobe containing Wernicke's area |
Gyrus | A ridge in the cerebral cortex |
Temporal Lobe | Contains hearing and smell association areas |
Parietal Lobe | Contains spatial relationships association area |
Post Central Gyrus | Contains the primary somatosensory cortex |
Primary Somatosensory Cortex | Where non-special senses are interpreted |
Frontal Lobe | Lobe containing the Broca's area |
Parietal Lobe | Location of the post central gyrus |