Questions and Answers
What is the primary function of the central sulcus?
It represents the hand in the somatic motor and somatic sensory cortex
Which gyrus is not located near the dorsal midline?
Inferior frontal gyrus
What is the orientation of the gyri in the frontal lobe?
They run in a roughly straight trajectory
What is the name of the sulcus that separates the superior and inferior frontal gyri?
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What is the region of the brain located in front of the central sulcus?
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How many gyri are part of the frontal lobe?
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What is the location of the postcentral gyrus in relation to the central sulcus?
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What divides the occipital lobe from the parietal lobe?
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What is the name of the notch that helps to define the interior boundary of the occipital lobe?
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What is the name of the sulcus that runs in the long axis of the hemisphere, approaching the central sulcus at nearly a right angle?
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How many gyri are found in the temporal lobe, as seen from the lateral surface of the hemisphere?
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What is the name of the fissure that tends to be longer and straighter in the left hemisphere compared to the right?
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What is the function of the specialized regions of the posterior temporal lobe and inferior parietal lobule?
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What is the location of the inferior parietal lobule in relation to the parietal lobe?
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What is the purpose of defining the boundary between the occipital lobe and the parietal lobe?
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What is the name of the gyrus that is most posterior to the central sulcus?
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