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| Lobes of the cerebral cortex (right hemisphere view) | |
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 Lateral surface. Four lobes visible. | |
 Medial surface. Five lobes visible. | |
| Identifiers | |
| NeuroNames | 1210 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_922 |
| TA98 | A14.1.09.005 |
| TA2 | 5431 |
| FMA | 77800 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The lobes of the brain are the four major identifiable regions of the human cerebral cortex, and they comprise the surface of each hemisphere of the cerebrum.[1] The two hemispheres are roughly symmetrical in structure, and are connected by the corpus callosum. Some sources include the insula and limbic lobe but the limbic lobe incorporates parts of the other lobes. The lobes are large areas that are anatomically distinguishable, and are also functionally distinct. Each lobe of the brain has numerous ridges, or gyri, and furrows, sulci that constitute further subzones of the cortex.[2] The expression "lobes of the brain" usually refers only to those of the cerebrum, not to the distinct areas of the cerebellum.
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