Content outline
Introduction
Review of the cranial Cavity
Morphological subdivisions of the brain The cerebrum
Integrative function s of the cerebrum
External features of the cerebrum
Cortical somatotopy
Functional areas of lobes
The Insula
Internal structure of the cerebrum
Layers of the cerebral cortex
Nerve fiber categories in the cerebrum
Applications
The Cranial Fossae: where the brain is housed
Three surfaces.
Three poles.
Five borders.
Surfaces of Each Cerebral Hemisphere
2. Medial surface.
3. Inferior surface.
Surfaces of Each Cerebral Hemisphere
Poles of Each Cerebral Hemisphere
Supramarginal Surround the upper end of Associative area and center for
gyrus, area (40) lateral sulcus complex movement.
Areas of Cerebral Cortex
The Important Sulci of Temporal Lobe
lateral sulcus.
temporal sulcus.
Lobes of Each Cerebral Hemisphere
The Important Functional Areas of the Temporal Lobe
Areas Site Function
Primary auditory In the superior temporal Auditory sensory area
(area 41,42) gyrus
occipital sulcus.
sulcus.
Lobes of Each Cerebral Hemisphere
The Important Functional Areas of the Occipital Lobe
Areas Site Function
1. Molecular layer.
2. External granular layer.
3. External pyramidal layer.
4. Internal granular layer.
5. Internal pyramidal (ganglionic) layer.
6. Multiform layer.
The Layers of the Cerebral Cortex
Betz cells
Nerve fibres in the Cerebrum