Superior parietal lobule
| Brain: Superior parietal lobule | ||
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| Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side. (Superior parietal lobule is shown in orange.) | ||
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| Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from above. (Superior parietal lobule is shown in orange.) | ||
| Latin | lobulus parietalis superior | |
| Gray's | subject #189 823 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-88 | |
The superior parietal lobule is bounded in front by the upper part of the postcentral sulcus, but is usually connected with the postcentral gyrus above the end of the sulcus.
Behind it is the lateral part of the parietooccipital fissure, around the end of which it is joined to the occipital lobe by a curved gyrus, the arcus parietooccipitalis. Below, it is separated from the inferior parietal lobule by the horizontal portion of the intraparietal sulcus.
The superior parietal lobule is involved with spatial orientation[1], and receives a great deal of visual input as well as sensory input from one's hand.[2] It is also involved with other functions of the parietal lobe in general.
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Drawing to illustrate the relations of the brain to the skull.
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Lateral view of a human brain, main gyri labeled.
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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