Preferred Label : parietal operculum;
Uberon definition : The parietal operculum, forming the superior bank of the sylvian fissure, as studied
in the cat, contains the secondary somatosensory representation, 'S-II', and a second
somatotopic representation (parietal ventral, or PV). Anatomically, primate S-II receives
inputs from area 3 and area 1, and projects to PV and area 7. PV has projections to
area 5 and premotor areas. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon broad term : PAO;
Origin ID : 0002911;
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The parietal operculum, forming the superior bank of the sylvian fissure, as studied
in the cat, contains the secondary somatosensory representation, 'S-II', and a second
somatotopic representation (parietal ventral, or PV). Anatomically, primate S-II receives
inputs from area 3 and area 1, and projects to PV and area 7. PV has projections to
area 5 and premotor areas. [WP,unvetted].
