Cerebral Cortex

MeSH ID: D002540

DEFINITION: The thin layer of gray matter on the surface of the cerebral hemisphere that develops from the telencephalon and folds into gyri. It reaches its highest development in man and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions.

See Also:

• Cerebral Decortication [D002541]
• Electroencephalography [D004569]
• Spreading Cortical Depression [D013181]

Related Concepts:

• Cerebral Cortex [M0003878]
  Concept Semantic Types:
  • Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [T023]
  Concept Terms:
  • Cortices, Cerebral [T007404]
• Insula of Reil [M0003879]
  Concept Semantic Types:
  • Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [T023]
  Concept Terms:
  • Reil Insula [T007405]

Qualifiers:

abnormalities [Q000002] ; anatomy & histology [Q000033] ; blood supply [Q000098] ; chemistry [Q000737] ; cytology [Q000166] ; drug effects [Q000187] ; embryology [Q000196] ; enzymology [Q000201] ; growth & development [Q000254] ; immunology [Q000276] ; injuries [Q000293] ; metabolism [Q000378] ; microbiology [Q000382] ; parasitology [Q000469] ; pathology [Q000473] ; physiology [Q000502] ; physiopathology [Q000503] ; radiation effects [Q000528] ; radiography [Q000530] ; radionuclide imaging [Q000531] ; secretion [Q000557] ; surgery [Q000601] ; transplantation [Q000637] ; ultrasonography [Q000736] ; ultrastructure [Q000648] ; virology [Q000821]

Tree Structure:

• Anatomy [A ]
  • Nervous System [A08 , D009420]
    • Central Nervous System [A08.186 , D002490]
      • Brain [A08.186.211 , D001921]
        • Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.730 , D016548]
          • Telencephalon [A08.186.211.730.885 , D013687]
            • Cerebral Cortex [A08.186.211.730.885.213, D002540]
              • Frontal Lobe [A08.186.211.730.885.213.270, D005625]
              • Occipital Lobe [A08.186.211.730.885.213.571, D009778]
              • Parietal Lobe [A08.186.211.730.885.213.670, D010296]
              • Temporal Lobe [A08.186.211.730.885.213.863, D013702]
              • Pyramidal Cells [A08.186.211.730.885.213.766, D017966]
              • Neocortex [A08.186.211.730.885.213.420, D019579]

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