Marginal sulcus
Crevice in the brain separating the paracentral lobule and precuneus
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In neuroanatomy, the marginal sulcus (margin of the cingulate sulcus) is a sulcus (crevice) that may be considered the termination of the cingulate sulcus. It separates the paracentral lobule anteriorly and the precuneus posteriorly.
| Marginal sulcus | |
|---|---|
Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Marginal sulcus shown in red.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus marginalis, sulcus marginalis |
| NeuroNames | 98 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_4030 |
| TA98 | A14.1.09.204 |
| TA2 | 5478 |
| FMA | 83773 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
Additional images
Position of marginal sulcus (shown in red).
Transverse sections of brains of vervet monkey. It showing difference of the relative position of the left and right ascending ramus of the cingulate sulcus.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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