Meaning | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head. |
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Synonym | occipital lobe |
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Part of | cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex | The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum |
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Parts | calcarine sulcus, calcarine fissure | A sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum |
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occipital gyrus | Any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum |
striate cortex, striate area, first visual area, area 17 of Brodmann, Brodmann's area 17 | The part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision |
Broader | lobe | (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part |
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Spanish | lóbulo occipital |
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Catalan | lòbul occipital |
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