What is Cortex?
'''Cortex''' is a word that comes from Latin language, and that is usually translated as ''shell'' or ''[[bark]]''. The term is used for different concepts: *[[Cortex (botany)]], the outer layer of a [[Plant stem|stem]] or bark. *[[Cortex (archaeology)]], the outer layer of [[rock (geology)|rock]] *[[Cell cortex]], directly below the [[cell membrane]] *[[Cortex (anatomy)]], the outermost layer of an [[organ (anatomy)|organ]] **[[Renal cortex]], the outermost layer of the [[kidney]] **[[Adrenal cortex]], the outermost layer of the [[adrenal gland]] *[[Cerebral cortex]], a region of the brain {{disambig}}