Anatomy
occipital lobe Audio
oc·cip·i·tal lobe
Subclass of:
Cerebral cortex
Definitions related to occipital lobe:
  • Occipital lobe is the one of five lobes of the cerebral hemisphere which occupies the posterior-most portion of the hemisphere. Anteriorly, it shares an arbitrary border with the parietal lobe and temporal lobe. Medially, it is bounded by the longitudinal cerebral fissure.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • One of the four regions of cortex in each cerebral hemisphere. It is located posterior to the temporal lobe and inferior to the parietal lobe.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Posterior portion of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES responsible for processing visual sensory information. It is located posterior to the parieto-occipital sulcus and extends to the preoccipital notch.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The region in the back of the brain responsible for visual processing.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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