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Parietal Lobe MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Parietal Lobe
Tree Number(s)
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.670
Unique ID
D010296
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010296
Annotation
diseases: coordinate with BRAIN DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with BRAIN NEOPLASMS
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
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 Cortex
Parietal Lobule
Parietal Region
Posterior Paracentral Lobule
Posterior Parietal Cortex
Praecuneus
Precuneus
Precuneus Cortex
Prelunate Gyrus
Secondary Sensorimotor Cortex
Superior Parietal Lobule
Supramarginal Gyrus
NLM Classification #
WL 307
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2021/03/05
Parietal Lobe Preferred
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