Anatomy

Temporal Lobe

Lower lateral part of the cerebral hemisphere responsible for auditory, olfactory, and semantic processing. It is located inferior to the lateral fissure and anterior to the OCCIPITAL LOBE.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Lower lateral part of the cerebral hemisphere responsible for auditory, olfactory, and semantic processing. It is located inferior to the lateral fissure and anterior to the OCCIPITAL LOBE.

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Synonyms

82 entry terms
  • Temporal Cortex
  • Temporal Region
  • Cortex, Temporal
  • Lobe, Temporal
  • Region, Temporal
  • Temporal Cortices
  • Temporal Lobes
  • Temporal Regions
  • Anterior Temporal Lobe
  • Brodmann Area 20
  • Brodmann Area 21
  • Brodmann Area 22
  • Brodmann Area 37
  • Brodmann Area 38
  • Brodmann Area 52
  • Brodmann's Area 20
  • Brodmann's Area 21
  • Brodmann's Area 22
  • Brodmann's Area 37
  • Brodmann's Area 38
  • Brodmann's Area 52
  • Fusiform Gyrus
  • Gyrus Fusiformis
  • Gyrus Temporalis Superior
  • Inferior Horn of Lateral Ventricle
  • Inferior Horn of the Lateral Ventricle
  • Inferior Temporal Gyrus
  • Lateral Occipito-Temporal Gyrus
  • Lateral Occipitotemporal Gyrus
  • Middle Temporal Gyrus
  • Occipitotemporal Gyrus
  • Parainsular Area
  • Planum Polare
  • Superior Temporal Gyrus
  • Temporal Gyrus
  • Temporal Horn
  • Temporal Horn of the Lateral Ventricle
  • Temporal Operculum
  • Temporal Sulcus
  • Anterior Temporal Lobes
  • Area 20, Brodmann
  • Area 20, Brodmann's
  • Area 21, Brodmann
  • Area 21, Brodmann's
  • Area 22, Brodmann
  • Area 22, Brodmann's
  • Area 37, Brodmann
  • Area 37, Brodmann's
  • Area 38, Brodmann
  • Area 38, Brodmann's
  • Area 52, Brodmann
  • Area 52, Brodmann's
  • Area, Parainsular
  • Areas, Parainsular
  • Brodmanns Area 20
  • Brodmanns Area 21
  • Brodmanns Area 22
  • Brodmanns Area 37
  • Brodmanns Area 38
  • Brodmanns Area 52
  • Gyrus, Fusiform
  • Gyrus, Inferior Temporal
  • Gyrus, Lateral Occipito-Temporal
  • Gyrus, Lateral Occipitotemporal
  • Gyrus, Middle Temporal
  • Gyrus, Occipitotemporal
  • Gyrus, Superior Temporal
  • Gyrus, Temporal
  • Horn, Temporal
  • Lateral Occipito Temporal Gyrus
  • Lobe, Anterior Temporal
  • Occipito-Temporal Gyrus, Lateral
  • Occipitotemporal Gyrus, Lateral
  • Operculum, Temporal
  • Parainsular Areas
  • Sulcus, Temporal
  • Temporal Gyrus, Inferior
  • Temporal Gyrus, Middle
  • Temporal Gyrus, Superior
  • Temporal Horns
  • Temporal Lobe, Anterior
  • Temporal Lobes, Anterior

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23 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coordinate with BRAIN DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with BRAIN NEOPLASMS

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NLM Classification

WL 307

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Temporal Lobe. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013702. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013702
  2. Temporal Lobe. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_lobe
  3. Temporal Lobe. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744385