Cerebral Cortex

What is the Cerebral Cortex?

• Assists in speaking, muscle movements, making plans, and making judgments.

• Receives sensory for touch and body position.

• Auditory areas (hearing).

• A thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells that covers the four lobes of the brain.

How many lobes of the brain are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What are the names of the four lobes of the brain?

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

• Caloric Lobe

What is/are the function(s) of the Frontal Lobe?

• Speaking

• Muscle Movements

• Making Plans

• Making Judgements

What is/are the function(s) of the Sensory Cortex?

• Vision

• Processes body touch and movement sensations.

• Hearing

• Make certain parts on the OPPOSITE side of the body move.

What is/are the function(s) of the Parietal Lobe?

• Speaking

• Making Judgements

• Receives sensory for touch and body position.

• Hearing

• Vision

Which part of the Cerebral Cortex is referenced with #34? (Hint:

• Parietal Lobe

• Frontal Lobe

• Sensory Cortex

• Motor Cortex

• Occipital Lobe

What is/are the function(s) of the Temporal Lobe?

• Hearing

• Vision

• Making Judgements

• Speaking

If you hear something in your left ear, which side of the Temporal Lobe will process it?

• Right

• Left

• Neither

• Both

Which lobe of the brain is referenced with #38? (Hint: Vision)

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe