Cortex

Cortex (Latin: "bark", "rind", "shell" or "husk") may mean:..

In anatomy:
 * Cortex (anatomy), the outermost or superficial layer of an organ, and especially in the brain:
 * the Cerebral cortex (usually just cortex), the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum, part of which is the forebrain
 * the Motor cortex, the regions of the cerebral cortex involved in voluntary motor functions
 * the Prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
 * the Visual cortex, regions of the cerebral cortex involved in visual functions.
 * the Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum
 * as well as in other organs:
 * the Renal cortex, the outer portion of the kidney