Lateral sulcus
Crevice in the brain separating the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In neuroanatomy, the lateral sulcus (also called Sylvian fissure, after Franciscus Sylvius, or lateral fissure) is one of the most prominent features of the human brain. The lateral sulcus is a deep fissure in each hemisphere that separates the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobe. The insular cortex lies deep within the lateral sulcus.
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Latin | fissura lateralis cerebri sulcus lateralis cerebri fissura Sylvii |
NeuroNames | 49 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1487 |
TA98 | A14.1.06.006 A14.1.09.104 |
TA2 | 5436, 5877 |
FMA | 77801 |
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