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MeSH Heading: Temporal Lobe
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863
Unique ID: D013702
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013702
Annotation: diseases: coordinate with BRAIN DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with BRAIN NEOPLASMS
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): 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 Cortex; Temporal Gyrus; Temporal Horn; Temporal Horn of the Lateral Ventricle; Temporal Operculum; Temporal Region; Temporal Sulcus
NLM Classification #: WL 307
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/05/23

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0590586
Terms: Fusiform Gyrus Preferred Term
Term UI T853775
Date01/17/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Occipitotemporal Gyrus
Term UI T853776
Date01/17/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Gyrus Fusiformis
Term UI T853778
Date01/17/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Lateral Occipitotemporal Gyrus
Term UI T857239
Date03/24/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Lateral Occipito-Temporal Gyrus
Term UI T857240
Date03/24/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

Concept UI: M0592134
Terms: Superior Temporal Gyrus Preferred Term
Term UI T856038
Date03/05/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Gyrus Temporalis Superior
Term UI T857241
Date03/24/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Brodmann Area 22
Term UI T001089624
Date10/08/2020
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Brodmann's Area 22
Term UI T001089625
Date10/08/2020
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

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