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