MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Occipital Lobe
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.571
Unique ID: D009778
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009778
Annotation: diseases: coordinate IM with BRAIN DISEASES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with BRAIN NEOPLASMS (IM)
Scope Note: Posterior portion of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES responsible for processing visual sensory information. It is located posterior to the parieto-occipital sulcus and extends to the preoccipital notch.
Entry Term(s): Annectant Gyrus; Calcarine Fissure; Calcarine Sulcus; Cuneate Lobule; Cuneus; Cuneus Cortex; Cuneus Gyrus; Gyrus Lingualis; Lingual Gyrus; Lunate Sulcus; Medial Occipitotemporal Gyrus; Occipital Cortex; Occipital Gyrus; Occipital Region; Occipital Sulcus; Sulcus Calcarinus
NLM Classification #: WL 307
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Occipital Lobe MeSH Descriptor Data 2025