Preferred Name

Precuneus
Synonyms
Definitions

The medial aspect of the posterior parietal lobe, which is bounded anteriorly by the marginal branch of the cingulate sulcus, posteriorly by the medial portion of the parieto-occipital fissure and inferiorly by the subparietal sulcus. It is involved in a wide range of higher-order cognitive function, such as episodic memory, visuospatial processing, reflections upon self, and aspects of consciousness.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C112399

ALT_DEFINITION

The posteromedial region of the parietal lobe bounded by the marginal branch of the cingulate sulcus anteriorly, by the medial portion of the parieto-occipital fissure posteriorly and by the subparietal sulcus inferiorly.

code

C112399

Contributing_Source

CDISC

definition

The medial aspect of the posterior parietal lobe, which is bounded anteriorly by the marginal branch of the cingulate sulcus, posteriorly by the medial portion of the parieto-occipital fissure and inferiorly by the subparietal sulcus. It is involved in a wide range of higher-order cognitive function, such as episodic memory, visuospatial processing, reflections upon self, and aspects of consciousness.

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C74456

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C66830

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C61410

label

Precuneus

Preferred_Name

Precuneus

prefixIRI

NCIT:C112399

prefLabel

Precuneus

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0152306

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C13031

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