The inferior surface of the
temporal lobe
The temporal lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals. The temporal lobe is located beneath the lateral fissure on both cerebral hemispheres of the mammalian brain.
The temporal lobe is involved in proc ...
is concave, and is continuous posteriorly with the tentorial surface of the occipital lobe. It is traversed by the inferior temporal sulcus, which extends from near the
occipital pole behind, to within a short distance of the
temporal pole
The vertebrate cerebrum (brain) is formed by two cerebral hemispheres that are separated by a groove, the longitudinal fissure. The brain can thus be described as being divided into left and right cerebral hemispheres. Each of these hemispheres ...
in front, but is frequently subdivided by bridging gyri.
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* http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=130
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Temporal lobe
Sulci (neuroanatomy)