Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D065813
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D065813
Preferred Name

Wernicke Area

Definitions
Functional region comprising posterior part of the SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS in the dominant cerebral hemisphere (see CEREBRAL DOMINANCE) and often portions of the PARIETAL LOBE. Along with BROCA AREA it is important in SPEECH and LANGUAGE processes. A lesion in the area is associated with WERNICKE APHASIA and CONDUCTION APHASIA.
Synonyms
Sprachzentrums, Sensorisches
Sensorisches Sprachzentrum
Area, Wernicke's
Wernickes Area
Wernicke's Area
Left Posterior Superior Temporal Gyrus
Sensorisches Sprachzentrums
Posterior Superior Temporal Gyrus
Sprachzentrum, Sensorisches
Area, Wernicke
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
Delete Subject Author Type Created
No notes to display
  • Problem retrieving properties:

Notes

Filter:
Add NCBO Web Widgets to your site for MESH
Widget type Widget demonstration
Jump To

Type a class name from MESH and jump to it in BioPortal

Get code
Form Autocomplete

Fill your form fields with classes from MESH

Get code
Example 1 (start typing the class name to get its full URI)

Example 2 (get the ID for a class)

Example 3 (get the preferred name for a class)
Visualization

Display a visualization for a given class in MESH

Get code
Tree Widget

Display a class tree with a search field for MESH

Get code