Questions and Answers
What is the largest part of the human brain?
The cerebrum
Which lobe of the cerebrum is associated with executive functions?
The frontal lobe
How are the two cerebral hemispheres connected?
By commissural nerve tracts, including the corpus callosum
Study Notes
- The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain
- It consists of two cerebral hemispheres
- Each hemisphere has an inner core of white matter and an outer cortex of grey matter
- The cortex has an outer neocortex and an inner allocortex
- Each hemisphere is divided into four lobes: frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital
- The frontal lobe is associated with executive functions
- The occipital lobe is dedicated to vision
- Cortical areas within each lobe are associated with specific functions
- The left and right hemispheres have some functional differences
- The hemispheres are connected by commissural nerve tracts, including the corpus callosum.
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