Friday, April 27, 2012


Brain and its lobes:

As mentioned earlier, the nervous is split into the CNS and PNS. We will focus mostly on the CNS since it is composed of the brain (our topic of discussion) and the spinal cord.  The brain is split into 4 lobes- the frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes. The lobes are made of and separated by sulci and gyri. The lobes contain many different brain structures such as the thalamus and the prefrontal cortex. 





Questions regarding the brain structures:
What is the difference between sulci and gyri?
How many lobes does a brain have?

References:
ADAM. (Designer). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://medicalimages.allrefer.com/large/lobes-of-the-brain.jpg

Passer, M. W., & Smith, R. E. (5th Edition). The science of mind and behavior. In McGraw-Hil.

4 comments:

  1. -Sulci is afissure between two convolutions of the brain while gyri is
    a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain.
    -4 lobes.

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  2. 1-Gyrus(gyri)-is a ridge on the cerebral cortex. Folds on the brain material. Many ridges called convolutions, or gyri, or gyrus, separated by grooves, mark the cerebrum's surface.While Sulcus(sulci)-shallow grooves on the brain. Generally, a shallow to somewhat deep groove is called a sulcus, or sulci, and a very deep groove is called a fissure.

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  3. 2- We have four lobes: frontal, occipital, temporal, and parital

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  4. -Gyrus is a ridge while sulcus is a deep groove
    -4 lobes frontal, occipital, temporal, and parital

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