GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

CEREBRUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The lobe responsible for the primary visual cortex is
A
frontal
B
occipital
C
temporal
D
hippocampal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The occipital lobe is primarily responsible for visual processing. It contains the primary and association visual cortex.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your cerebral cortex is divided into two hemispheres. Each hemisphere is divided into four lobes. The occipital lobe is the smallest lobe of your brain. It makes up around 12% of the surface area of the cerebral cortex.

Detailed explanation-3: -the area immediately surrounding the primary visual cortex (see striate cortex) in the occipital lobes, receiving signals from it secondarily for analysis and further discrimination of visual input in terms of motion, shape (particularly complex shapes), and position.

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