"Somatosensory Cortex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving sensations such as movement, pain, pressure, position, temperature, touch, and vibration. It lies posterior to the central sulcus.
| Descriptor ID |
D013003
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.670.675 A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.814.906
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| Concept/Terms |
Secondary Somatosensory Cortex- Secondary Somatosensory Cortex
- Cortex, Secondary Somatosensory
- Somatosensory Cortex, Secondary
- Secondary Sensory Cortex
- Cortex, Secondary Sensory
- Sensory Cortex, Secondary
- Secondary Somatosensory Area
- Area, Secondary Somatosensory
- Areas, Secondary Somatosensory
- Secondary Somatosensory Areas
- Somatosensory Area, Secondary
- Somatosensory Areas, Secondary
- Second Somatic Sensory Area
Primary Somatosensory Cortex- Primary Somatosensory Cortex
- Cortex, Primary Somatosensory
- Primary Somatosensory Cortices
- Somatosensory Cortex, Primary
- SI Cortex
- Cortex, SI
- Primary Somatosensory Area
- Area, Primary Somatosensory
- Areas, Primary Somatosensory
- Somatosensory Area, Primary
- Somatosensory Areas, Primary
- Primary Somatosensory Areas
- Anterior Parietal Cortex
- Cortex, Anterior Parietal
- Parietal Cortex, Anterior
- Primary Somatic Sensory Area
Postcentral Gyrus- Postcentral Gyrus
- Gyrus, Postcentral
- Post Central Gyrus
- Gyrus, Post Central
- Gyrus Postcentralis
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