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Descriptor English: Piriform Cortex
Descriptor Spanish: Corteza Piriforme
Descriptor corteza piriforme
Entry term(s) córtex piriforme
Scope note: Área del córtex olfatorio que comprende la mitad rostral del gancho de la CIRCUNVOLUCIÓN DEL HIPOCAMPO y LA CIRCUNVOLUCIÓN DEL HIPOCAMPO anterior. Recibe estímulos aferentes directamente del BULBO OLFATORIO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Córtex Piriforme
Descriptor French: Cortex piriforme
Entry term(s): Area, Piriform
Area, Prepyriform
Area, Pyriform
Areas, Piriform
Areas, Prepyriform
Areas, Pyriform
Cortex Piriformi
Cortex Piriformis
Cortex, Piriform
Cortex, Prepiriform
Cortex, Prepyriform
Cortex, Pyriform
Cortices, Piriform
Cortices, Prepiriform
Cortices, Prepyriform
Cortices, Pyriform
Piriform Area
Piriform Areas
Piriform Cortices
Piriformi, Cortex
Piriformis, Cortex
Prepiriform Cortex
Prepiriform Cortices
Prepyriform Area
Prepyriform Areas
Prepyriform Cortex
Prepyriform Cortices
Prepyriform Region
Prepyriform Regions
Pyriform Area
Pyriform Areas
Pyriform Cortex
Pyriform Cortices
Region, Prepyriform
Regions, Prepyriform
Tree number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814.695.750
A08.186.211.200.885.287.750.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D066195
Scope note: An area of the olfactory cortex comprising the rostral half of the uncus of the PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS and the anterior PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS. It receives major afferents directly from the OLFACTORY BULB.
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
Previous Indexing: Limbic System (1967-2014)
Olfactory Pathways (1967-2014)
Public MeSH Note: 2015
History Note: 2015
DeCS ID: 55524
Unique ID: D066195
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Revision Date: 2018/07/01
Piriform Cortex - Preferred
Concept UI M0593087
Scope note An area of the olfactory cortex comprising the rostral half of the uncus of the PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS and the anterior PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS. It receives major afferents directly from the OLFACTORY BULB.
Preferred term Piriform Cortex
Entry term(s) Area, Piriform
Area, Prepyriform
Area, Pyriform
Areas, Piriform
Areas, Prepyriform
Areas, Pyriform
Cortex Piriformi
Cortex Piriformis
Cortex, Piriform
Cortex, Prepiriform
Cortex, Prepyriform
Cortex, Pyriform
Cortices, Piriform
Cortices, Prepiriform
Cortices, Prepyriform
Cortices, Pyriform
Piriform Area
Piriform Areas
Piriform Cortices
Piriformi, Cortex
Piriformis, Cortex
Prepiriform Cortex
Prepiriform Cortices
Prepyriform Area
Prepyriform Areas
Prepyriform Cortex
Prepyriform Cortices
Prepyriform Region
Prepyriform Regions
Pyriform Area
Pyriform Areas
Pyriform Cortex
Pyriform Cortices
Region, Prepyriform
Regions, Prepyriform



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