Biology II - Nervous System: Anatomy of the Cerebral Cortex

Biology II

where is the cerebral cortex located

in the cerebrum

how many lobes make up the cerebral cortex and name them

4

frontal lobe, parietal lobe

occipital lobe

temporal lobe

what is Broca’s area and where is it located

allows us to form speech

located towards the bottom right in the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex in the cerebrum

what is motor cortex and where is it located

starts all movements

located towards the top right in the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex in the cerebrum

what is the sensory cortex and where is it located

receives most sensory information (tough, hot, cold)

located under the motor cortex in the top left of the parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex in the cerebrum

frontal lobe

executive function: planning, organizing, self-monitoring

personality

decision making

emotional control

contains motor cortex and Broca’s area

parietal lobe

contains the sensory cortex

receive an interprets sensory information

spatial awareness: the ability to think about objects in 3D

occipital lobe

receives and interprets visual information

temporal lobe

receives and interprets auditory and olfactory information

development of memories

contains the amygdala, hippocampus, and Wernicke’s area

what is the amygdala and where is it located

fear and anxiety

located in the top left of the temporal lobe in the cerebral cortex of the cerebrum

what is the hippocampus and where is it located

changes short-term memory to long-term memory

located in the middle of the temporal lobe in the cerebral cortex of the ceerebrum

what is the Wernicke’s area and where is it located

allows us to understand speech

located in the top right of the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex in the cerebrum