DeCS

Descriptor English:

Temporal Lobe

Descriptor Spanish:

Lóbulo Temporal

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	lóbulo temporal
Entry term(s)	circunvoluciones temporales circunvolución temporal circunvolución temporal inferior circunvolución temporal media circunvolución temporal superior giro temporal giro temporal inferior giro temporal medio giro temporal superior giros temporales lóbulo temporal anterior opérculo temporal surco temporal área 20 de Brodmann área 21 de Brodmann área 22 de Brodmann área 37 de Brodmann área 38 de Brodmann área 52 de Brodmann área parainsular
Scope note:	Porción lateral inferior del hemisferio cerebral, responsable de los procesos auditivos (audición), olfatorios (olfacción) y semánticos. Está localizada debajo de la cisura lateral y delante del LÓBULO OCCIPITAL.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Lobo Temporal

Descriptor French:

Lobe temporal

Entry term(s):

Anterior Temporal Lobe
Area 37, Brodmann
Area 37, Brodmann's
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
Brodmanns Area 37
Cortex, Temporal
Cortices, Temporal
Fusiform Gyrus
Fusiformi, Gyrus
Fusiformis, Gyrus
Gyrus Fusiformi
Gyrus Fusiformis
Gyrus Temporalis Superior
Gyrus Temporalis Superiors
Gyrus, Fusiform
Gyrus, Lateral Occipito-Temporal
Gyrus, Lateral Occipitotemporal
Gyrus, Occipitotemporal
Gyrus, Superior Temporal
Gyrus, Temporal
Horn, Temporal
Horns, Temporal
Inferior Horn of Lateral Ventricle
Inferior Horn of the Lateral Ventricle
Inferior Temporal Gyrus
Lateral Occipito Temporal Gyrus
Lateral Occipito-Temporal Gyrus
Lateral Occipitotemporal Gyrus
Lobe, Temporal
Lobes, Temporal
Middle Temporal Gyrus
Occipito-Temporal Gyrus, Lateral
Occipitotemporal Gyrus
Occipitotemporal Gyrus, Lateral
Operculum, Temporal
Operculums, Temporal
Parainsular Area
Planum Polare
Planum Polares
Polare, Planum
Polares, Planum
Region, Temporal
Regions, Temporal
Sulcus, Temporal
Superior Temporal Gyrus
Superior, Gyrus Temporalis
Superiors, Gyrus Temporalis
Temporal Cortex
Temporal Cortices
Temporal Gyrus
Temporal Gyrus, Superior
Temporal Horn
Temporal Horn of the Lateral Ventricle
Temporal Horns
Temporal Lobes
Temporal Operculum
Temporal Operculums
Temporal Region
Temporal Regions
Temporal Sulcus
Temporalis Superior, Gyrus
Temporalis Superiors, Gyrus

Tree number(s):

A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013702

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.

Annotation:

diseases: coordinate with BRAIN DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with BRAIN NEOPLASMS

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

DeCS ID:

14080

Unique ID:

D013702

NLM Classification:

WL 307

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

Click here to access the VHL documents

Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2022/05/23

ANATOMY

Nervous System [A08]

Nervous System

Central Nervous System [A08.186]

Central Nervous System

Brain [A08.186.211]

Brain

Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.200]

Prosencephalon

Telencephalon [A08.186.211.200.885]

Telencephalon

Cerebrum [A08.186.211.200.885.287]

Cerebrum

Cerebral Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500]

Cerebral Cortex

Frontal Lobe [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270]

Frontal Lobe

Hippocampus [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.345]

Hippocampus

Insular Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.364]

Insular Cortex

Limbic Lobe [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.382]

Limbic Lobe

Neocortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.420]

Neocortex

Occipital Lobe [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.571]

Occipital Lobe

Parietal Lobe [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.670]

Parietal Lobe

Sensorimotor Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814]

Sensorimotor Cortex

Temporal Lobe [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863]

Temporal Lobe

Auditory Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.297]

Auditory Cortex

Perirhinal Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.574]

Perirhinal Cortex

Uncinate Fasciculus [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.712]

Uncinate Fasciculus

Wernicke Area [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.863.850]

Wernicke Area

Temporal Lobe - Preferred

Concept UI	M0021149
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.
Preferred term	Temporal Lobe
Entry term(s)	Cortex, Temporal Cortices, Temporal Lobe, Temporal Lobes, Temporal Region, Temporal Regions, Temporal Temporal Cortex Temporal Cortices Temporal Lobes Temporal Region Temporal Regions

Inferior Horn of the Lateral Ventricle - Related but not broader or narrower

Concept UI	M0590585
Preferred term	Inferior Horn of the Lateral Ventricle
Entry term(s)	Horn, Temporal Horns, Temporal Inferior Horn of Lateral Ventricle Temporal Horn Temporal Horn of the Lateral Ventricle Temporal Horns

Planum Polare - Narrower

Concept UI	M0590588
Preferred term	Planum Polare
Entry term(s)	Planum Polares Polare, Planum Polares, Planum

Temporal Sulcus - Narrower

Concept UI	M0590584
Preferred term	Temporal Sulcus
Entry term(s)	Sulcus, Temporal

Superior Temporal Gyrus - Narrower

Concept UI	M0592134
Preferred term	Superior Temporal Gyrus
Entry term(s)	Brodmann Area 22 Brodmann's Area 22 Gyrus Temporalis Superior Gyrus Temporalis Superiors Gyrus, Superior Temporal Superior, Gyrus Temporalis Superiors, Gyrus Temporalis Temporal Gyrus, Superior Temporalis Superior, Gyrus Temporalis Superiors, Gyrus

Temporal Gyrus - Narrower

Concept UI	M0590583
Preferred term	Temporal Gyrus
Entry term(s)	Gyrus, Temporal

Temporal Operculum - Narrower

Concept UI	M0590587
Preferred term	Temporal Operculum
Entry term(s)	Operculum, Temporal Operculums, Temporal Temporal Operculums

Fusiform Gyrus - Narrower

Concept UI	M0590586
Preferred term	Fusiform Gyrus
Entry term(s)	Fusiformi, Gyrus Fusiformis, Gyrus Gyrus Fusiformi Gyrus Fusiformis Gyrus, Fusiform Gyrus, Lateral Occipito-Temporal Gyrus, Lateral Occipitotemporal Gyrus, Occipitotemporal Lateral Occipito Temporal Gyrus Lateral Occipito-Temporal Gyrus Lateral Occipitotemporal Gyrus Occipito-Temporal Gyrus, Lateral Occipitotemporal Gyrus Occipitotemporal Gyrus, Lateral

Anterior Temporal Lobe - Narrower

Concept UI	M000738868
Preferred term	Anterior Temporal Lobe

Inferior Temporal Gyrus - Narrower

Concept UI	M000738890
Preferred term	Inferior Temporal Gyrus
Entry term(s)	Brodmann Area 20 Brodmann's Area 20

Middle Temporal Gyrus - Narrower

Concept UI	M000738891
Preferred term	Middle Temporal Gyrus
Entry term(s)	Brodmann Area 21 Brodmann's Area 21

Brodmann Area 38 - Narrower

Concept UI	M000738905
Preferred term	Brodmann Area 38
Entry term(s)	Brodmann's Area 38

Parainsular Area - Narrower

Concept UI	M000738930
Preferred term	Parainsular Area
Entry term(s)	Brodmann Area 52 Brodmann's Area 52

Brodmann Area 37 - Narrower

Concept UI	M000756171
Preferred term	Brodmann Area 37
Entry term(s)	Area 37, Brodmann Area 37, Brodmann's Brodmann's Area 37 Brodmanns Area 37

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