RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

OF CEREBRAL
HEMISPHERES
-DR.ARJUN.RK

INDEX
cerebral hemisphere(telencephalon)cerebral lobes
frontal lobe[+]
parietal lobe[+]
occipital lobe[+]
temporal lobe[+]
basal forebrain[+]
limbic system[+]
insula[+]

cerebral sulci
interhemispheric fissure
lateral (Sylvian) sulcus
central (Rolandic) sulcus
callosal sulcus
cingulate sulcus
marginal sulcus
parieto-occipital fissure
calcarine fissure

FIG: LOBES OF THE CEREBRUM

INTRODUCTION
The medial surface of each cerebral hemisphere is flat, the
inferior surface is irregular and even slightly concave
anteriorly, while the lateral surface is convex. They are all
lined by cerebral cortex.
The surface of the cerebral hemisphere is divided by
grooves, called sulci, into ridges called gyri. The cerebral
hemisphere is divided by major sulci into four lobes:
frontal
temporal
parietal
occipital
Thecorpus callosumconnects the right and left cerebral
hemispheres.They are covered by themeninges.

 Relations
medially -falx cerebri, contralateral
cerebral hemisphere
inferiorly -anterior cranial fossa,
middle cranial fossa,tentorium
cerebelli

FRONTAL LOBE
Thefrontal lobeis one of the four
major divisions of thecerebrum. It is the
largest of the four lobes
It is the area of the cerebrum posterior
to thefrontal pole, anterior to the
central (Rolandic) sulcusand
superomedially to thelateral sulcusand
temporal lobe2.

PARIETAL LOBE
Theparietal lobeis one of the four
lobes of the brain locatedbetween
the frontal and occipital lobes
andunderlying the parietal bone. It
occupies about 25% of thecerebral
hemispheresvolume.

OCCIPITAL LOBE

Theoccipital lobeis one of the four lobes of the brain. It sits

posterior to the temporal and parietal lobes, underlying the
occipital bone and overlying the tentorium cerebelli.
The occipital lobe is concerned with visual processing and is
composed of threeBrodmann areas:
primary visual cortex(Brodmann area 17)
secondary visual (association) cortex(Brodmann areas 18 & 19)
BLOOD SUPPLYbranches of theposterior cerebral artery (PCA)6parieto-occipital
artery
calcarine artery
posterior temporal artery
common temporal artery/ temporo-occipital artery/ lateral
occipital artery
lingual gyrus artery
not found in all individuals

TEMPORAL LOBE
Thetemporal lobeis one of the four
lobes of the brain (along with the
frontal lobe,parietal lobe, and
occipital lobe), and largely occupies
themiddle cranial fossa.
BLOOD SUPPLY- The temporal lobe
receives blood from both the internal
carotid artery and the vertebrobasilar
artery4

CEREBRAL SULCI
Theinterhemispheric fissure, also know as themedial
longitudinal fissure, is a deep groove located in the midline
between bothcerebral hemispheresand contains thefalx cerebri.
interhemispheric fissure
lateral (Sylvian) sulcus
central (Rolandic) sulcus
callosal sulcus
cingulate sulcus
marginal sulcus
parieto-occipital fissure
calcarine fissure