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central sulcusnoun(neuroanatomy) A fissure in the cerebral cortex of primates; it separates the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe
corticalisnoun(anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ; cortex.
cortectomynoun(surgery) Full or partial removal of the cerebral cortex.
visual cortexnoun(anatomy) The part of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information.
corticectomynoun(surgery) Removal of part of the cerebral cortex.
hemidecorticationnounSurgical removal of the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain.
hemispherotomynoun(surgery) division of the cortex from a hemisphere of the brain
cerebrumnoun(neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
palliumnoun(Christianity) A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western Christian liturgical tradition, conferred on archbishops by the Pope, equivalent to the Eastern Christian omophorion.
limbic lobenoun(anatomy) An area of the cerebral cortex on the medial surface of each cerebral hemisphere
longitudinal fissurenoun(neuroanatomy) A fissure in the cerebral cortex of primates; it separates the two hemispheres
motor cortexnoun(anatomy) The part of the cerebral cortex involved in motion
occipital lobenoun(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.
anterior cingulate cortexnoun(neuroanatomy) The frontal part of the cingulate cortex.
corticotomynoun(surgery) The cutting of the cortex of a bone
cruciate sulcusnoun(anatomy) A major fissure in the brains of some mammals equivalent to the central sulcus of primates.
supraocciputnoun(anatomy) The superior part of the occipital bone
ectocraniumnounThe exterior of the skull
callosumnoun(anatomy) corpus callosum
subcallosumnoun(anatomy) The subcallosal region of the corpus callosum

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