cortices

Brain surface regions

Cortices is the plural of cortex, the outer layer of an organ or structure.

In anatomy, it most often refers to the cerebral cortex—the folded outer surface of the brain responsible for higher functions like thought, perception, and memory: Damage to the visual cortices affects sight.

Other organs have cortices too: the adrenal cortex, renal cortex.

neuroanatomy

gray matter

Brain's cognitive tissue

white matterPale neural fiber tissue
gyriRaised cortical folds
sulciCerebral cortex grooves

lobes · frontal · parietal · occipital · temporal · insula · limbic · hippocampus · amygdala · neurons

cognition

consciousness

State of sentient awareness

perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
awarenessState of perceiving reality

reasoning · memory · attention · processing · thought · intelligence · learning · language · executive function · decision-making

botanical

bark

Sharp canine vocalization

cambiumPlant growth tissue
phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
outer layerOutermost covering surface

cork · tree rings · epidermis · periderm · vascular tissue · woody stems

anatomy

outer layer

Outermost covering surface

renalOf the kidneys
medullaInnermost organ tissue
histologyStudy of tissue structure

Opposites

anatomical layer/position

corticesmedullae

Inner organ portions

medullas · medulla · cores · marrow · pith

neural tissue type (brain-specific)

corticeswhite matter

Pale neural fiber tissue

brain stems · brainstems · medulla oblongata · spinal cords · brain stem

Phrases

cortical columnsVertical neuronal processing groups
cortical reactionEgg's polyspermy prevention response

Family

cortical, corticosteroids, corticosteroid, corticoid

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