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What Is The Purpose Of The Parietal Operculum?


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Parietal Operculum:

  1. The operculum refers to the parietal, front, and temporal operculum, which collectively form the lid over the insular cortex in human brain anatomy.
  2. Between the inferior section of the postcentral gyrus and the posterior rami of the lateral fissure is the parietal operculum.
  3. It has a role in somatosensory and motor function in children.

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