Cerebrum – Cerebral

Hemisphere
Dr. Iraj Amiri
Cerebrum – Cerebral Hemisphere

Telencephalic structure –lateral ventricles

1. Cerebral Cortex
- lobes, gyrus & sulcus
2. Cerebral White Matter
(medullary center)
3. Basal Ganglia
Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex (lateral surface)

1. Frontal lobe
2. Parietal lobe
3. Temporal Lobe
4. Occipital lobe
5. Limbic lobe
 Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex (medial surface)

1. Frontal lobe

2. Parietal lobe

3. Temporal Lobe

4. Occipital lobe

5. Limbic lobe
Lobes of
the Cerebral Cortex
(basal surface)

1. Frontal lobe
2. Parietal lobe
3. Temporal Lobe
4. Occipital lobe
5. Limbic lobe
Gyri of the Frontal Lobe

Lateral Surface
Precentral Gyrus --- primary motor area
Superior Frontal Gyrus
Middle Frontal Gyrus
Inferior Frontal Gyrus
Pars Opercularis
Pars Triangularis {Broca’s area (dominant hemisphere)
Pars Orbitalis
Medial Surface
Medial Frontal Gyrus
Paracentral Lobule
Basal Surface
Rectus Gyrus
Orbital Gyrus
Inferior Frontal Gyrus
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex (Lateral Surface)
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex (Lateral Surface)

Broca’s area
Pars Opercularis
Pars Triangularis
Pars Orbitalis
Motor Homunculus
 Broca’s Area

Pars triangularis and pars

opercularis of the inferior
frontal gyrus of dominant
hemisphere.

Photograph of the brain of

Broca’s patient called “Tan”
(real name is Leborgne).
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex (Medial Surface)
Gyri of
the Cerebral Cortex
(basal surface)
Gyri of the Parietal Lobe

Lateral Surface
Postcentral Gyrus ---- primary somesthetic area
Superior Parietal Lobule
Inferior Parietal Lobule ---- Wernicke’s area
Supramarginal Gyrus
Angular Gyrus

Medial Surface
Paracentral Lobule
Precuneus
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex (Lateral Surface)
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex (Medial Surface)
Sensory Homunculus
Gyri of the Occipital Lobe

Lateral Surface
Lateral Occipital Gyrus
Superior Occipital Gyrus
Inferior Occipital Gyrus

Medial Surface
Cuneus
Lingual Gyrus

Basal Surface
Lingual Gyrus
Occipitotemporal Gyrus
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex (Lateral Surface)
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex (Medial
Surface)
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex
(basal surface)
Gyri of the Temporal Lobe

Lateral Surface
Superior Temporal Gyrus
Middle Temporal Gyrus
Inferior Temporal Gyrus

Basal Surface
Lingual Gyrus
Occipitotemporal Gyrus
Medial Occipitotemporal Gyrus
Lateral Occipitotemporal Gyrus
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex (Lateral Surface)
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex
basal surface
Gyri of the Limbic Lobe
Inner Ring
Hippocampal Formation
Hippocampus, Ammon's Horn
Dentate Gyrus
Fasciolar Gyrus
Indusium Griseum (Supracallosal Gyrus)
Paraterminal Gyrus (Subcallosal Gyrus)
Subcallosal Area (Parolfactory Area)
Gyri of the Limbic Lobe
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex (Medial Surface)
Gyri of the Cerebral Cortex
(basal surface)
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Structures of the Lateral Surface of the Brain

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Structures of the Medial Surface of the Brain

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Structures of the Basal Surface of the Brain

Insula of Reil