Practical Brain Anatomy
3.6 B&C
1) Gyri and sulci
1 central sulcus 10 fissura lateralis / lateral sulcus
2 precentral gyrus 11 superior temporal gyrus
3 postcentral gyrus 13 medial temporal gyrus
4 precentral sulcus 15 inferior temporal gyrus
6 superior frontal gyrus 19 pons
7 inferior frontal gyrus / or Broca’s 21 cerebellum
area 22 spinal cord
8 orbitofrontal cortex
9 postcentral sulcus
Heschl’s gyrus: dark green; processes auditory information
Wernicke’s area: light green/yellowish; is involved in the comprehension or
understanding of written and spoken language
, 2) Image from BrainVoyager Brain Tutor
a) Draw an arrow pointing at the:
- frontal pole
- occipital pole
- longitudinal fissure (fissura longitudinalis cerebralis)
b) Name the gyri that are pointed out in the next figure
A (light pink) superior frontal gyrus
B (light red) middle frontal gyrus
C (dark red) inferior frontal gyrus
D (dark pink) precentral gyrus
E (orange) postcentral gyrus
c) Name the sulci that are pointed out in the next figure
F (dark pink) precentral sulcus
G (light red) central sulcus
H (orange) postcentral sulcus