The Central Nervous System: The Cerebrum, lobes of the brian

Each hemisphere of the brian can then be further broken down into 5 functional areas called?

Lobes

How many lobes in the brian can be seen externally?

Four lobes

What does the frontal lobe of the brain contain?

Contains Precentral Gyrus (Mass of Nervous Tissue anterior to the central sulcus)

What does the parietal lobe of the brain contain?

Contains Postcentral Gyrus (Mass of Nervous Tissue posterior to the central sulcus)

What are the last 2 lobes in the brian called (don't have a definition)?

Occipital lobe

Temporal lobe

Which lobe can only be seen internally? (only one)

Insula

The Diencephalon is a?

Region of the brain sandwiched between the cerebral hemispheres

What components does the Diencephalon contain?

Epithalamus

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

What is the function of the Diencephalon ?

provides relay and switching centers for some sensory and motor pathways and for control of visceral activities

What is a structures of the Diencephalon?

The Hypothalamus

What does the Hypothalamus do?

Sits anteroinferior to Thalamus and is attached to the Pituitary Gland via infundibulum