See Also: Mexico, Gulf of(encyclopedia)
Gulf of Mexico(dictionary)
Hegg Memorial Health Center Avera Health(health)
Divine Providence Health Center Avera Health(health)
Dells Area Health Center Avera Health(health)
MEXICO(tourism)
Mexico map(tourism)
Mexico(dictionary)
New Mexico(dictionary)
Mexico(encyclopedia)

Dorsal pathway (health) and Mexico, Gulf of (sh)


Dorsal pathway (health)


One of two theorized systems of visual information processing. Information thought to progress toward the parietal cortex V1-> V2 -> MT -> MST -> STP. Functions in comprehension of spatial arrangement.





Mexico, Gulf of (sh)




Gulf, southeastern coast of North America, connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida and to the Caribbean Sea by the Yucatan Channel.

Covering an area of 600,000 sq mi (1,550,000 sq km), it is bounded by the U.S., Mexico, and Cuba. It has a maximum depth, in the Mexico Basin, of 17,070 ft (5,203 m). The Gulf Stream enters it from the Caribbean Sea and flows out to the Atlantic. The Mississippi and the Rio Grande are the major rivers draining into the gulf. Its major ports are Veracruz in Mexico, and Galveston, New Orleans, Pensacola, and Tampa in the U.S.