| Descriptor English: | Somatosensory Cortex | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Corteza Somatosensorial
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Córtex Somatossensorial | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Cortex somatosensoriel | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Anterior Parietal Cortex Area, Primary Somatosensory Area, Secondary Somatosensory Areas, Primary Somatosensory Areas, Secondary Somatosensory Brodmann Area 1 Brodmann Area 2 Brodmann Area 3 Brodmann Areas 1, 2, 3 Brodmann Areas 1, 2, and 3 Brodmann Areas 3, 1, 2 Brodmann Areas 3, 1, and 2 Brodmann's Area 1 Brodmann's Area 2 Brodmann's Area 3 Brodmann's Areas 1, 2, and 3 Brodmann's Areas 3, 1, and 2 Cortex, Anterior Parietal Cortex, Primary Somatosensory Cortex, SI Cortex, Secondary Sensory Cortex, Secondary Somatosensory Cortex, Somatosensory Gyrus Postcentralis Gyrus, Post Central Gyrus, Postcentral Parietal Cortex, Anterior Parietal-Opercular Cortex Post Central Gyrus Postcentral Gyrus Primary Somatic Sensory Area Primary Somatosensory Area Primary Somatosensory Areas Primary Somatosensory Cortex Primary Somatosensory Cortices Primary Somesthetic Area S1 Cortex S2 Cortex SI Cortex SII Cortex Second Somatic Sensory Area Secondary Sensory Cortex Secondary Somatosensory Area Secondary Somatosensory Areas Secondary Somatosensory Cortex Sensory Cortex, Secondary Somatosensory Area, Primary Somatosensory Area, Secondary Somatosensory Areas, Primary Somatosensory Areas, Secondary Somatosensory Cortex, Primary Somatosensory Cortex, Secondary |
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| Tree number(s): |
A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.670.675 A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814.906 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013003 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving sensations such as movement, pain, pressure, position, temperature, touch, and vibration. It lies posterior to the central sulcus. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Cerebral Cortex (1966-1970) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 71 |
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| History Note: | 71 |
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| DeCS ID: | 13386 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D013003 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WL 307 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1971/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/07/01 |
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Somatosensory Cortex
- Preferred
Secondary Somatosensory Cortex
- Narrower
Primary Somatosensory Cortex
- Narrower
Postcentral Gyrus
- Broader
Brodmann Area 1
- Narrower
Brodmann Area 2
- Narrower
Brodmann Area 3
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0020151 |
| Scope note | Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving sensations such as movement, pain, pressure, position, temperature, touch, and vibration. It lies posterior to the central sulcus. |
| Preferred term | Somatosensory Cortex |
| Entry term(s) |
Cortex, Somatosensory |
| Concept UI |
M0590563 |
| Preferred term | Secondary Somatosensory Cortex |
| Entry term(s) |
Area, Secondary Somatosensory Areas, Secondary Somatosensory Cortex, Secondary Sensory Cortex, Secondary Somatosensory Parietal-Opercular Cortex S2 Cortex SII Cortex Second Somatic Sensory Area Secondary Sensory Cortex Secondary Somatosensory Area Secondary Somatosensory Areas Sensory Cortex, Secondary Somatosensory Area, Secondary Somatosensory Areas, Secondary Somatosensory Cortex, Secondary |
| Concept UI |
M0590562 |
| Preferred term | Primary Somatosensory Cortex |
| Entry term(s) |
Anterior Parietal Cortex Area, Primary Somatosensory Areas, Primary Somatosensory Brodmann Areas 1, 2, 3 Brodmann Areas 1, 2, and 3 Brodmann Areas 3, 1, 2 Brodmann Areas 3, 1, and 2 Brodmann's Areas 1, 2, and 3 Brodmann's Areas 3, 1, and 2 Cortex, Anterior Parietal Cortex, Primary Somatosensory Cortex, SI Parietal Cortex, Anterior Primary Somatic Sensory Area Primary Somatosensory Area Primary Somatosensory Areas Primary Somatosensory Cortices Primary Somesthetic Area S1 Cortex SI Cortex Somatosensory Area, Primary Somatosensory Areas, Primary Somatosensory Cortex, Primary |
| Concept UI |
M000606908 |
| Preferred term | Postcentral Gyrus |
| Entry term(s) |
Gyrus Postcentralis Gyrus, Post Central Gyrus, Postcentral Post Central Gyrus |
| Concept UI |
M000738862 |
| Preferred term | Brodmann Area 1 |
| Entry term(s) |
Brodmann's Area 1 |
| Concept UI |
M000738863 |
| Preferred term | Brodmann Area 2 |
| Entry term(s) |
Brodmann's Area 2 |
| Concept UI |
M000738864 |
| Preferred term | Brodmann Area 3 |
| Entry term(s) |
Brodmann's Area 3 |
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