functional organization of the cerebral cortex

Question 0

4

Answer 0

Primary motor area (in precentral gyrus)

motor homunculus

Question 1

1,2,3

Answer 1

Primary somatosensory area for touch, pressure, vibration, itch, tickle, temperature, pain, proprioception
post central gyrus
cross over

Question 2

5,7

Answer 2

somatosensory association area, receives input from the primary somatosensory area, thalamus and other areas (presents)

Question 3

6

Answer 3

premotor area, communicates with primary motor cortex, sensory association areas, basal nuclei and thalamus
leaned motor activities of a complex and sequential nature

Question 4

8

Answer 4

frontal eye field area

Voluntary scanning of eyes, eye movement to follow lines

Question 5

9,10, 11, 12

Answer 5

Prefrontal cortex
personality, intellect, complex learning abilities, recall of information, planning for the future, abstract idea, conscience

Question 6

11

Answer 6

orbitofrontal cortex
receives sensory impulses from the primary olfactory area
allows you to identify odors and discriminate among different odors
more dominant on the RIGHT!

Question 7

17

Answer 7

Primary visual area

Receives visual information and involved in visual perception

Question 8

18, 19

Answer 8

Receives sensory impulses from the primary visual area and thalamus, relates present and past visual experiences
is essential for recognizing and evaluating what is seen

Question 9

20, 21, 37

Answer 9

Facial recognition area

receives impulses from the visual association area, more dominant on right

Question 10

22

Answer 10

auditory association area

lets you recognize a particular sounds as speech, music or noise

Question 11

22, 39, 40

Answer 11

Wernicke’s area

Interprets meaning of speech by recognizing spoken words more dominant on LEFT. Left for Language

Question 12

5, 7, 39, 40

Answer 12

Common integrative area

Receives nerve impulses form primary sensory areas, thalamus and parts of brainstem

Question 13

41, 42

Answer 13

Primary auditory area

Receives visual information and involved in auditory perception

Question 14

43

Answer 14

Primary gustatory area

Receives impulse for taste and Invovled in gustatory perception and taste discrimination

Question 15

44, 45

Answer 15

Broca’s speech area
In 97% of people it’s located in the left hemisphere
impulse is going to premotor areas that control speech muscles and to primary motor area

Question 16

aphasia

Answer 16

inability to use or comprehend words

Question 17

non fluent aphasia

Answer 17

damage to Broca’s area
inability to properly articulate or form words
know what they want to say but can’t say it

Question 18

Fluent aphasia

Answer 18

damage to Wernicke’s common integrative area or auditory association area
faulty understanding of spoken or written words
word salad - trings of words with no meaning (dementia)

Question 19

Left Hemispheric

Answer 19

Language (spoken, written, sign language)
Logic
Scientific skill
math 
reasoning
numerical

Question 20

Right hemispheric

Answer 20

Creativity
musical 
artistic
facial recognition
discrimination of difference
generating images
sight, smell, sounds, etc

Question 21

Beta waves

Answer 21

14-30Hz when the nervous system is active, sensory input, mental activity

Question 22

Alpha waves

Answer 22

8-13 Hz awake but resting with eyes closed

Question 23

Theta waves

Answer 23

4-7 Hz when experiencing emotional stress also in many disorders of the brain

Question 24

Delta waves

Answer 24

1-5 Hz During deep sleep in adults and in normal awake infants