Internal Granular Layer of the Cerebral Cortex

**Semantic type:** Tissue

**Definition:** The fourth layer of the cerebral cortex, composed of many densely packed granule cells with short axons and some small pyramidal cells, and traversed by a stria of horizontally arranged fibers. It contains neurites derived from cells of other layers and areas of the cerebral cortex and subcortical areas.

**Synonyms:** - Inner Granular Layer of the Cerebral Cortex