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Cortex (anatomy)
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Cortex (anatomy)
In
anatomy
and
zoology
, the
cortex
(
Latin
for bark, rind, shell or husk) is the outermost (or superficial) layer of an
organ
. Organs with well-defined cortical layers include
kidneys
,
adrenal glands
,
ovaries
, the
thymus
, and portions of the
brain
, including the
cerebral cortex
, the best-known of all cortices.
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