Neuroanatomy - Medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere

8 important questions on Neuroanatomy - Medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere

What is the name to the gyrus of the frontal lobe that is parallel to the corpus callosum?

the cingulate gyrus

What two gyri of the frontal lobe are visible from the midsaggital plane?

- superior frontal lobe
- cingulate gyrus

Name the three parts of the forebrain

- telencephalon (cerebral cortex)
- diencephalon (thalamus and hypothalamus)
- corpus callusom
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Name the two parts of the hindbrain

- Metencephalon (pons and the cerebellum)
- Myelencephalon (medulla (oblongata)

Describe the location of the paracentral lobule

- posterior to the superior frontal gyrus
- medial place where the pre central and the post central gyrus come together

What is the name of the sulcus that separates the parietal lobe and the occipital lobe (view from the midsaggital plane)?

parieto-occipital sulcus

What is the name of the sulcus that separates the cuneus gyrus from the lingual gyrus?

calcarine sulcus

What gyrus of the parietal lobe is visable form the midsaggital plane?

precuneus gyrus

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