Blind Quiz: The Brain Part 1 - Cerebrum

Last lesson we talked about the spinal nerves and how they carry information to and from the spinal cord

Based on the motor homunculus, which of these areas is under the finest motor control?

If you have a stroke in your right pre-central gyrus, you would most likely have...

Once decisions are made, commands to muscles & glands are sent back out via the spinal cord & peripheral nerves

In order to coordinate our bodies functions and actions, the brain needs sensory information from the spinal cord.

A few deep grooves, known as ...., divide other parts of the cerebrum

Broca's area is responsible for...

Let's start with some review. The 2 major divisions of the nervous system are...

The primary motor and sensory pathways of our brain are crossed.

The 4 regions of the brain include the...

BIG REVIEW: The ____ is the largest, most superior part of the brain.

Deep inside of the white matter, there are clusters of cell bodies in gray matter known as...

The gyri are separated by shallow grooves known as ...

The primary sensory area of the cortex is located in the ....

Wernicke's area (posterior association) controls the SENSORY/COMPREHENSION aspect of speech. A stroke there would cause

Let's apply: Broca's area controls the MOTOR aspect of speech. A stroke in Broca's area would most cause:

Essentially, the brain can be divided into ____ regions.

The anterior association areas are responsible for...

Based on the motor homunculus, which of these areas is under the finest motor control?

The peripheral nervous system includes the...

In fact, the primary motor area is just .... to the central sulcus & is known as the PRE-central gyrus

The surface of the cerebrum is covered with raised, twisty, ridges of tissue known as ...

Let's do another. If someone has a stroke in their left motor cortex, which side of the body will be weak?

The surface of the cerebrum is covered with raised, twisty, ridges of tissue known as ...

If you have a stroke in your right post-central gyrus, you would most likely have...

All of the following pathways cross sides of the body except...

The anterior association areas handle reasoning and planning and are found in the ...

In fact, the primary somatic (body) sensory area is just .... to the central sulcus & is known as the POST-central gyrus

The primary motor area of the cortex is located in the ....

The primary sensory area of the cerebrum is located in the ....

Based on the sensory homunculus, which of these areas would be most sensitive to touch, pain, taste, & temperature?

A very special speech area, called Broca's area, involves motor control of speech and is found at the base of the...

The cerebral white matter contains the .... of neurons

And the primary area for vision is found in the ...

Association areas don't play by the same rules. They are usually found in only ONE of the hemispheres.

Take a look. All together, the sulci and fissures separate the cerebrum into ...

For example, the large longitudinal fissure separates the brain into ....

Let's apply this: If you touch a fuzzy bunny with your left hand, which side of the brain will interpret that sensation?

Just interior to the cortex is the ...

The pre-central gyrus provides voluntary control for all of our skeletal muscles.

Now let's talk about the inside of the brain. Just underneath the surface lies gray matter known as the ...

Let's Review: the ____ is the largest, most superior part of the brain.

The posterior association area is responsible for...

Based on the sensory homunculus, which of these areas would be most sensitive to touch, pain, and temperature?

If you have a stroke in your left pre-central gyrus, you would most likely have...

Moving on. The brain's not just a receiver and sender. Complex integration, like critical thinking, happens in ....

The post-central gyrus receives sensory information from our body about touch, pressure, pain, temperature, & taste

The white matter of the spinal cord contains a "super highway" of myelinated axons, traveling to & from the brain.

The primary vision area of the cerebrum is located in the ....

The cerebral cortex is VERY important. Functions of the cerebral cortex include...

And the primary area for vision is found in the ...

The gyri are separated by shallow grooves known as ...

The primary areas for smell and hearing are found in the ...

The primary smell and hearing areas of the cerebrum are located in the ....

The lobes are named after the cranial bones that protect them.

Based on the sensory homunculus, which of these areas would be most sensitive to touch, pain, taste, & temperature?

Specifically, the primary areas for smell and hearing are found in the ...

Let's start with what we can see from the outside. The cerebrum is divided into ____ hemispheres.

A map called the sensory homunculus shows the amount of space in the post-central gyrus devoted to various body areas

The Central Nervous System consists of the...

The primary motor area of the cerebrum is located in the ....

The gray matter of the cerebral cortex contains the .... of neurons

Take a look. The ____ is the largest, most superior part of the brain.

Take a look. The primary motor area of the cortex is located in the ....

Take a look. The special senses of smell, vision, and hearing are found in the ...

A large sulcus, the ..... separates the brain into left and right hemispheres

The posterior association area helps with face & pattern recognition & speech comprehension & is found where the .. meet

Take a look. The primary sensory area of the cortex is located in the ....