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Cerebral cortex — For other uses, see Cortex (disambiguation). Brain: Cerebral cortex The cerebral cortex is the outer layer depicted in dark violet … Wikipedia
layers of cerebral cortex — six anatomical divisions of the cerebral cortex (specifically, the isocortex), distinguished according to the types of cells and fibers they contain. Numbered from the surface inward, they are: I, molecular layer (lamina molecularis); II,… … Medical dictionary
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
Cortex — The outer portion of an organ. The outer portion of the adrenal gland is called the adrenal cortex; the outer portion of the cerebrum is the cerebral cortex (a key part of the brain); the outer part of the kidney is the renal cortex (it lies just … Medical dictionary
Cortex (anatomy) — In anatomy and zoology the cortex (Latin: bark , rind , shell or husk ) is the outermost (or superficial ) layer of an organ. Organs with well defined cortical layers include kidneys, adrenal glands, ovaries, the thymus, and portions of the brain … Wikipedia
Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the … Medical dictionary
Cerebellum — This article is about the smaller region in the lower part of the brain. For the large region of the brain, see Cerebrum. Brain: Cerebellum A human brain, with the cerebellum colored in purple … Wikipedia
stratum — One of the layers of differentiated tissue, the aggregate of which forms any given structure, such as the retina or the skin. SEE ALSO: lamina, layer. [L. sterno, pp. stratus, to spread out, strew, ntr. of pp. as noun, s., a bed cover, layer] s.… … Medical dictionary
lamina molecularis — [TA] molecular layer: layer I of the cerebral cortex, the most superficial of the six layers, composed chiefly of a stria of tangentially oriented myelinated nerve fibers; this layer also contains dendritic terminals from cells of deeper layers,… … Medical dictionary
Anatomy of the cerebellum — This article gives a detailed description of the anatomy of the cerebellum. The structure of the cerebellum can be viewed at three levels. At the level of large scale anatomy, the cerebellum consists of a tightly folded and crumpled layer of… … Wikipedia
