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Sulcus (neuroanatomy)
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For other uses, see Sulcus (disambiguation).
In neuroanatomy, a sulcus (Latin: "furrow"; pl.: sulci) is a depression or groove in the cerebral cortex. It surrounds a gyrus (pl. gyri), creating the characteristic folded appearance of the brain in humans and other mammals. The larger sulci are usually called fissures.
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TA98 | A14.1.09.006 |
TA2 | 5433 |
FMA | 75759 |
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