Anatomy
cerebrum Audio
ce·re·brum [ suh-ree-bruhm, ser-uh- ]
Subclass of:
Telencephalon
Etymology:
Latin cerebrum = brain
Definitions related to cerebrum:
  • Derived from TELENCEPHALON, cerebrum is composed of a right and a left hemisphere. Each contains an outer cerebral cortex and a subcortical basal ganglia. The cerebrum includes all parts within the skull except the MEDULLA OBLONGATA, the PONS, and the CEREBELLUM. Cerebral functions include sensorimotor, emotional, and intellectual activities.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Part of the brain derived from the embryonic telencephalon and consisting of the cortex and white matter of the cerebral hemispheres, the basal ganglia, and certain other basal structures which are a part of the rhinencephalon.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Cerebrum, the largest and uppermost portion of the brain. The cerebrum consists of the cerebral hemispheres and accounts for two-thirds of the total weight of the brain. One hemisphere, usually the left, is functionally dominant, controlling language and speech. The other hemisphere interprets...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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