cortex : Idioms & Phrases

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adrenal cortex

  • noun the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones
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association cortex

  • noun cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information
    association area.
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auditory cortex

  • noun the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body
    auditory area.
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cerebral cortex

  • noun the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
    pallium; cerebral mantle; cortex.
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frontal cortex

  • noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead
    frontal lobe.
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lens cortex

  • noun the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
    cortex.
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motor cortex

  • noun the cortical area that influences motor movements
    Rolando's area; excitable area; motor region; motor area.
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occipital cortex

  • noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
    occipital lobe.
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parietal cortex

  • noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head
    parietal lobe.
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prefrontal cortex

  • noun the anterior part of the frontal lobe
    prefrontal lobe.
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renal cortex

  • noun the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules
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striate cortex

  • noun the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision
    Brodmann's area 17; first visual area; area 17 of Brodmann; striate area.
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visual cortex

  • noun the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus
    visual area.
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