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 |