NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

SPINAL CORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The occipital lobe is located:
A
in the front of the brain near the eyes
B
above the temporal lobes
C
between the brain stem and the frontal lobe
D
in the back of the brain above the cerebellum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is present posterior to the parietal and temporal lobes. Thus, it forms the caudal part of the brain. Relative to the skull, the lobe lies underneath the occipital bone. It rests on the tentorium cerebelli, which separates it from the cerebellum.

Detailed explanation-2: -The occipital lobes are located on the rear part of the upper brain. They sit behind the temporal and parietal lobes and above the cerebellum, separated from the cerebellum by a membrane called the tentorium cerebelli.

Detailed explanation-3: -They are also important for learning, memory, and emotion. The occipital lobe is located at the back of the head behind the parietal and temporal lobes. The cerebellum is located at the back of the head underneath the occipital and temporal lobes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Where is the occipital lobe located? Your occipital lobe is at the very back of your skull. It’s just inside your skull, right above the hollow at the back of your head. Like all lobes of your brain, your occipital lobe has a left and right side, with a groove dividing it into the left and right sides.

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