Cerebral Cortex Regions: Functions and Locations Quiz for Neuroscience Students

Occipital lobe

Contains the visual area.

Hippocampus

Where memories appear to be stored.

What is the primary function of the primary somatic sensory area?

Interprets sensory impulses from all over the body, except special senses.

What happens if a person cannot distinguish pain or coldness?

They have damage to the primary somatic sensory area.

What is the structural name for the primary somatic sensory area?

Post central gyrus

Temporal lobe

Contains the auditory area.

Contains the olfactory (smell) area.

Interprets sensory impulses from all over the body. except special senses.

Frontal Lobe

Contains the primary motor area.

Broca's area

Controls the motor production of words.

Wernicke's area

Allows a person to understand language. Usually found on the left hemisphere only.

Frontal lobe

Higher intellectual reasoning and socially acceptable behavior.

Olfactory area

Contains the olfactory (smell) area.

On the sensory homunculus, why are the lips and fingertips so large?

Because they have more sensory receptors/more sensitive to touch

On the motor homunculus, why are the lips and fingertips so large?

Because they require more precise motor control and motor neurons dedicated to them

Primary motor area

Structurally known as the pre central gyrus