insula

Term ID

UBERON:0002022

Synonyms

• cortex insularis
• insula cerebri
• insula of Reil
• insula Reilii
• insular cortex
• insular gyrus
• insular lobe
• insulary cortex
• morphological insula

Definition

Gray matter of the insular region of the neocortex. In gyrencephalic animals, it is part of the insular lobe and lies in the depths of the lateral fissure and covered by portions of the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes. It includes Brodmann areas 13-16.

References

• BAMS:AI
• BAMS:Ins
• BTO:0001105
• DHBA:12176
• EV:0100172
• HBA:4268
• Insular:cortex
• NCIT:C32278
• OpenCyc:Mx4rvpK5WZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• UMLS:C0021640
• birnlex:1117
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=111
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0021640
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/279201009
• ncithesaurus:Insula
• nlx:11342

Ontology

Uberon Ontology