Lobe (anatomy)

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In anatomy, a lobe is a clear anatomical division or extension[1][2] that can be determined without the use of a microscope (at the gross anatomy level.) This is in contrast to a lobule, which is a clear division only visible histologically. [3]

In practice, this division can be somewhat subjective. For example, it can be difficult to precisely distinguish between a interlobar duct and a interlobular duct.

Furthermore, the distinction is not universally accepted, and some sources simply consider a lobule to be a small lobe.[4]

## Examples of lobes

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* The four lobes of the human cortex
* the frontal lobe
* the parietal lobe
* the occipital lobe
* the temporal lobe
* The three lobes of the human cerebellum
* the flocculonodular lobe
* the anterior lobe
* the posterior lobe
* the earlobe
* lobes of the lung
* Right lung: superior, middle, inferior
* Left lung: superior and inferior
* the liver
* Left lobe of liver
* Right lobe of liver
* Quadrate lobe of liver
* Caudate lobe of liver
* the kidney
* Renal lobe and cortical lobule

## References

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1. ↑ Template:EMedicineDictionary
2. ↑ Template:Dorlands
3. ↑ http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/glands.htm#5
4. ↑ Template:Dorlands

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