Lobes of Cerebrum MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Lobes of Cerebrum

Frontal Lobe:

• The frontal lobe is located in the forward part of the brain.
• It contains the following functional areas:
• motor cortex, which is involved in planning and coordinating movement
• prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for higher-level cognitive functioning
• Broca’s area, which is essential for language production

Parietal Lobe:

• The parietal lobe is located immediately behind the frontal lobe. 
• It is involved in processing information from the body’s senses.
• It contains the somatosensory cortex, which is essential for processing sensory information from across the body, such as touch, temperature, and pain.

Temporal Lobe:

• The temporal lobe is located on the side of the head.
• It is associated with hearing, memory, emotion, and some aspects of language.
• It contains the auditory cortex which is responsible for processing auditory information.
• It also contains the Wernicke’s area which is important for speech comprehension.

Occipital Lobe:

• The occipital lobe is located at the very back of the brain.
• It contains the primary visual cortex, which is responsible for interpreting incoming visual information.