superior parietal lobule


su·pe·ri·or pa·ri·e·tal lob·ule

[TA] the area of the convex surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum lying between the longitudinal cerebral fissure and the interparietal sulcus caudal to the postcentral gyrus; it is continuous with the precuneus on the medial aspect of the hemisphere. Synonym(s): lobulus parietalis superior [TA], superior parietal gyrus

superior parietal lobule

The upper half of the posterior segment of the parietal lobe of the brain. Synonym: superior parietal gyrusSee also: lobule