Cerebral Cortex, Hemispheres, And Lobes

Front 1

Cerebral cortex

Back 1

The outermost layer of the brain; controls higher level processes such as thought.

Front 2

Fissure

Back 2

A depression marking off an area of the cerebral cortex.

Front 3

Hemisphere

Back 3

One half of the cerebral cortex. Each half controls the opposite side of the body.

Front 4

Corpus callosum

Back 4

A large bundle of nerve fibers that transfer information from one half of the cerebral cortex to the other.

Hint 4

Think of the game pong, but the paddles are the hemispheres, the ball is the message, and the empty space is carrying the message back and forth so it is the _____

Front 5

Lobes

Back 5

Major divisions of the cerebral cortex.

Hint 5

There are four

Front 6

Frontal lobe

Back 6

Lobe that contains the motor strip, prefrontal area, and frontal association area.

Hint 6

In the front. If I punch you in the face I might hit it (assuming I can punch through bone) (how ******* rad would that be)

Front 7

Parietal lobe

Back 7

Lobe that contains the sensory strip.

Hint 7

On the top, kinda near the back but not IN the back if you know what I mean

Front 8

Motor strip

Back 8

Band running down the side of the frontal lobe that controls all bodily movements.

Hint 8

The movements it controls are called motor functions, vroom vroom.

Front 9

Sensory strip

Back 9

Band running down the side of the parietal lobe that registers and provides all sensation.

Hint 9

I'm too hot, OW ****

Front 10

Occipital lobe

Back 10

Lobe that interprets visual information.

Hint 10

In the back. When they said you have eyes in the back of your head they weren't lying.

Front 11

Temporal lobe

Back 11

Lobe responsible for hearing and some speech functions.

Hint 11

On the bottom

Front 12

Prefrontal area

Back 12

Part of the frontal lobe that enables us to reexperience personal past events

Front 13

Frontal association area

Back 13

Part of the frontal lobe that engages in elaborate associations or mental connections; it plays an important part Integrating personality and in forming complex thoughts.

Front 14

Dominance

Back 14

Control; either the right or left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is dominant in each individual; hence, one of them is preferred and controls the majority of actions performed.

Front 15

Left hemisphere

Back 15

Speech, language, logic, writing.

Front 16

Right hemisphere

Back 16

Spatial reasoning, art, music, emotions.