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cerebral hemisphere

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One of two bilateral, largely symmetrical organ subdivisions within the telencephalon which contain the cerebral cortex and cerebral white matter.[FMA] [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_hemisphere ]

Term info

Label

cerebral hemisphere

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

latin term
nucleus medialis amygdalae [ NeuroNames : 241 ]

latin term
nucleus amygdaloideus medialis [ NeuroNames : 241 ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Hemispheres.png

external definition

Part of the telencephalon consisting of either of the two smooth, elongated halves of the cerebrum.[AAO]

has related synonym

nucleus amygdaloideus medialis, nucleus medialis amygdalae, cerebrum, medial amygdalar nucleus, hemisphere, hemispherium cerebri, hemispheric regions

homology notes

The presence of paired evaginated hemispheres and olfactory bulbs in both agnathan and gnathostome radiations suggests that such hemispheres were also present in the common ancestor.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001869