Insula

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 279201009

Insula

Definition

Gray matter of the insular region of the neocortex. In gyrencephalic animals, it is part of the insular lobe and lies in the depths of the lateral fissure and covered by portions of the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes. It includes Brodmann areas 13-16.

Also known as central lobe, cortex of island, insula lobule, insular lobe, insular region, island of Reil, lobus insularis — per UBERON

The Insula is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as