occipital lobe

lobe (lōb)

1. a more or less well-defined portion of an organ or gland.

2. one of the main divisions of a tooth crown.lo´bar

---

caudate lobe  a small lobe of the liver between the inferior vena cava and the left lobe.

ear lobe  the lower fleshy part of the external ear.

frontal lobe  the rostral (anterior) portion of the cerebral hemisphere.

hepatic lobes  the lobes of the liver, designated the right and left and the caudate and quadrate.

insular lobe  insula.

occipital lobe  the most posterior portion of the cerebral hemisphere, forming a small part of its dorsolateral surface.

parietal lobe  the upper central portion of the cerebral hemisphere, between the frontal and occipital lobes, and above the temporal lobe.

polyalveolar lobe  a congenital disorder characterized in early infancy by far more than the normal number of alveoli in the lung lobes; thereafter, normal multiplication of alveoli does not take place and they become enlarged, i.e., emphysematous.

quadrate lobe 

1. precuneus.

2. a small lobe of the liver, between the gallbladder on the right, and the left lobe.

spigelian lobe  caudate l. of liver.

temporal lobe  the lower lateral lobe of the cerebral hemisphere.

---

occipital lobe

n.

The posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, having the shape of a three-sided pyramid and containing the visual center of the brain.

---

occipital lobe,

one of the five lobes of each cerebral hemisphere, occupying a relatively small pyramidal part of the occipital pole. The occipital lobe lies beneath the occipital bone and presents medial, lateral, and inferior surfaces. Compare central lobe, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe.

---

lobe

1. a more or less well-defined portion of an organ or gland.

2. one of the main divisions of a tooth crown.

---

caudate lobe

a small dorsally located lobe of the liver to the right of the caudal vena cava that frequently embraces the right kidney.

ear lobe

an elevated area of skin just below the external auditory meatus in birds.

frontal lobe

the anterior portion of the gray matter of the cerebral hemisphere.

hepatic lobe

one of the lobes of the liver.

occipital lobe

the most posterior portion of the cerebral hemisphere, forming a small part of its dorsolateral surface.

parietal lobe

the upper central portion of the gray matter of the cerebral hemisphere, between the frontal and occipital lobes, and above the temporal lobe. See also parietal lobe.

prefrontal lobe

the part of the brain rostral to the ascending convolution.

quadrate lobe

1. precuneus.

2. a small lobe of the liver, between the gallbladder on the right, and the left lobe.

temporal lobe

the lower lateral portion of the cerebral hemisphere.

---

occipital

pertaining to the occiput; located near the occipital bone, as the occipital lobe.

---

occipital bone

the unpaired bone constituting the back and part of the base of the skull. See also Table 10.

occipital crest

see external occipital crest.

occipital fracture

see basisphenoid fracture.

occipital lobe

see occipital lobe.

occipital somites

the most anterior of the embryo's somites; they are the origin of the occipital cartilages of the skull.

---

lobe, occipital

Portion of each cerebral hemisphere posterior to the parietal lobe where visual information is received and processing begins. See visual area.