Sentences with word «operculum»

Asymmetries of the parietal operculum in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in relation to handedness for tool use.

The decreased blood flow in the following six regions of the brain were the most important in determining who had football related health trauma: anterior superior temporal lobes, rolandic operculum, insula, superior temporal poles, precuneus and, cerebellar vermis.

However, for the sham acupuncture group, more differences were observed in contralateral operculum, ipsilateral insula, inferior frontal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus and superior frontal gyrus.

The large round operculum is also used in jewelry and is called a cat's eye.

Ins, insula; SS, somatosensory operculum; dTP, dorsal temporal pole; cACC, caudal anterior cingulate cortex; rACC, rostral anterior cingulate cortex; sgACC, subgenual anterior cingulate cortex; MTL, medial temporal lobe; FG, fusiform gyrus; vTP, ventral temporal pole; vlSt, ventrolateral striatum; vmSt, ventromedial striatum.

By contrast, females on average had higher density in the left frontal pole, and larger volumes in the right frontal pole, inferior and middle frontal gyri, pars triangularis, planum temporale / parietal operculum, anterior cingulate gyrus, insular cortex, and Heschl's gyrus; bilateral thalami and precuneus; the left parahippocampal gyrus, and lateral occipital cortex.

The lid part, or operculum, shelters but does not clamp down on the dry capsule.

Dougherty et al. [21] reported that acupuncture produced more activation in the medial orbitofrontal cortex and more deactivation in brainstem and insula, while the Streitberger needle showed higher activation in the language area (Wernicke), pons, operculum and insula.

BEACHCOMBERS TIP: Interestingly, the operculum (the lid that the animal used to cover the shell opening when threatened) was thought by some to have curative powers for some eye disorders.

The operculum.

The operculum may be leathery Whitinous) as in the commercial Queen Conch, or stony as in the star shells.

The operculum is a greyish brown and slightly granular looking.

Most snails can withdraw completely inside their shell when threatened and close the opening with a lid called an operculum.

The operculum carries a hook - shaped spine and four or five hypurals are present.