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Abstract
Upper central part of the cerebral hemisphere. It is located posterior to central sulcus, anterior to the OCCIPITAL LOBE, and superior to the TEMPORAL LOBES.
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- Parietal Cortex
- Parietal Region
- Cortex, Parietal
- Lobe, Parietal
- Parietal Cortices
- Parietal Lobes
- Parietal Regions
- Region, Parietal
- Angular Gyrus
- Brodmann Area 39
- Brodmann Area 40
- Brodmann Area 5
- Brodmann Area 7
- Brodmann's Area 39
- Brodmann's Area 40
- Brodmann's Area 5
- Brodmann's Area 7
- Gyrus Angularis
- Gyrus Supramarginalis
- Inferior Parietal Cortex
- Intraparietal Sulcus
- Marginal Sulcus
- Parietal Lobule
- Posterior Paracentral Lobule
- Posterior Parietal Cortex
- Praecuneus
- Precuneus
- Precuneus Cortex
- Prelunate Gyrus
- Secondary Sensorimotor Cortex
- Superior Parietal Lobule
- Supramarginal Gyrus
- Area 39, Brodmann
- Area 39, Brodmann's
- Area 40, Brodmann
- Area 40, Brodmann's
- Area 5, Brodmann
- Area 5, Brodmann's
- Area 7, Brodmann
- Area 7, Brodmann's
- Brodmanns Area 39
- Brodmanns Area 40
- Brodmanns Area 5
- Brodmanns Area 7
- Cortex, Inferior Parietal
- Cortex, Posterior Parietal
- Cortex, Precuneus
- Cortex, Secondary Sensorimotor
- Cortices, Inferior Parietal
- Gyrus, Angular
- Gyrus, Prelunate
- Gyrus, Supramarginal
- Inferior Parietal Cortices
- Lobule, Parietal
- Lobule, Posterior Paracentral
- Lobule, Superior Parietal
- Paracentral Lobule, Posterior
- Paracentral Lobules, Posterior
- Parietal Cortex, Inferior
- Parietal Cortex, Posterior
- Parietal Cortices, Inferior
- Parietal Cortices, Posterior
- Parietal Lobule, Superior
- Parietal Lobules
- Parietal Lobules, Superior
- Posterior Paracentral Lobules
- Posterior Parietal Cortices
- Precuneus Cortices
- Secondary Sensorimotor Cortices
- Sensorimotor Cortex, Secondary
- Superior Parietal Lobules
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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diseases: coordinate with BRAIN DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with BRAIN NEOPLASMS
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Parietal Lobe. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010296. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010296
- Parietal Lobe. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parietal_lobe
- Parietal Lobe. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q815334