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Preferred term

Occipital Lobe  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Posterior portion of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES responsible for processing visual sensory information. It is located posterior to the parieto-occipital sulcus and extends to the preoccipital notch.

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Entry terms

  • Occipital Region

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RH2MJ3MH-6

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