Parietal operculum

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 362353000

Parietal operculum

Definition

The parietal operculum, forming the superior bank of the sylvian fissure, as studied in the cat, contains the secondary somatosensory representation, 'S-II', and a second somatotopic representation (parietal ventral, or PV). Anatomically, primate S-II receives inputs from area 3 and area 1, and projects to PV and area 7. PV has projections to area 5 and premotor areas. [WP,unvetted].

Also known as operculum parietale — per UBERON

The Parietal operculum is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as