Anatomy
parietal lobe Audio
pa·ri·e·tal lobe
Subclass of:
Cerebral cortex
Definitions related to parietal lobe:
  • One of the lobes of the cerebral hemisphere located superiorly to the occipital lobe and posteriorly to the frontal lobe. Cognition and visuospatial processing are its main function.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Parietal lobe is the one of five lobes of the cerebral hemisphere which occupies the dorsal-posterior portion of the hemisphere. It is bounded by the central sulcus on its anterior border and and by the longitudinal cerebral fissure on its medial border. Posteriorly it shares an arbitrary border with the occipital lobe.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Part of the brain. It plays a role in sensory processes, like pain and touch, and language.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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