Operculum

The Common Vein Copyright 2008

Definition

The oprculum  eyelid is a conglomerate of the inferior parts of the frontal and parital lobes and the superior parts of the tempral lobeparietal lobe

The Insula and the Operculum from the Inside (Coronal) and Outside (Sagittal View)

71060c07.8c01.8s brain pain pathway somotosensory cortex S 2 SII insula operculum parietal lobe temporal lobe frontal lobe lateral sulcus Sylvian fissure MRI T1 weighted Courtesy Ashley Davidoff MD copyright 2008