Behavior Neuroscience Neuroanatomy Quiz 1 (Gyri)

What structure is this?

Angular Gyrus

What is the function of the Angular Gyrus?

surrounds the termination of the superior temporal sulcus

the cortex in this region participates in language reception, spatial orientation and semantic representation

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Cingulate Gyrus

What is the function of the Cingulate Gyrus?

Prominent cortical component of the limbic forebrain

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Dentate Gyrus

What is the function of the Dentate Gyrus?

receives input from the entorhinal cortex and projects to CA3

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Fusiform Gyrus

What is the function of the Fusiform Gyrus?

portion of the occipitotemporal gyrus that contains higher-order visual areas, especially those that are involves in the representation of inanimate and animate objects (including faces)

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Inferior Frontal Gyrus

What is the function of the Inferior Frontal Gyrus?

Contains Brodmann’s areas 45 and 44, which are involved in language production (especially in the left hemisphere

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Inferior Temporal Gyrus

What is the function of the Inferior Temporal Gyrus?

longitudinal gyrus on the inferior temporal lobe

ventrolateral margin of the temporal lobe

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Lingual Gyrus

What is the function of the Lingual Gyrus?

Gyral structure on the medial-inferior surface of the occipital lobe; forms on the lower bank calcarine sulcus

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Middle Frontal Gyrus

What is the function of the Middle Frontal Gyrus?

longitudinal gyral formation in the dorsal-lateral frontal lobe bounded by the superior and inferior frontal sulci

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Parahippocampal gyrus

What is the function of the Parahippocampal gyrus?

The anterior part of this gyrus contains the entorhinal cortex and is related to the associational functions of the hippocampal formation

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Postcentral Gyrus

What is the function of the Postcentral gyrus?

Vertically oriented gyrus that forms the posterior bank of the central sulcus; contains the primary somatosensory cortex

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Precentral Gyrus

What is the function of the Precentral Gyrus?

vertically oriented gyrus that forms the anterior bank of the central sulcus; contains the primary motor cortex and posterior sectors of the premotor cortex

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Precuneus Gyrus

What is the function of the Precuneus Gyrus?

Structure on the medial aspect of the parietal lobe that forms an anterior bank of the parieto-occipital sulcus

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Superior Frontal Gyrus

What is the function of the Superior Frontal Gyrus?

Longitudinal gyral formation along the dorsal-medial margin of the frontal lobe bounded by the longitudinal fissure and the superior frontal sulcus

What structure is this?

Superior Temporal Gyrus

What is the function of the Superior Temporal Gyrus?

located between the lateral fissure and the superior temporal sulcus; contains the primary and higher order auditory cortex as well as part of Wernicke’s area