superior parietal lobule
(redirected from lobulus parietalis superior)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
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superior parietal lobule
The upper half of the posterior segment of the parietal lobe of the brain.
Synonym: superior parietal gyrusSee also: lobule
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