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Calcarine sulcus
Anatomical landmark in the brain of humans and other primates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The calcarine sulcus (or calcarine fissure) is an anatomical landmark located at the caudal end of the medial surface of the brain of humans and other primates. Its name comes from the Latin "calcar" meaning "spur". It is very deep, and known as a complete sulcus.
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Calcarine sulcus | |
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![]() Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. ("Cricoid fissure" visible at left.) | |
![]() Coronal section through posterior cornua of lateral ventricle. (Label for "Calcarine fissure" visible at bottom. | |
Details | |
Part of | Occipital lobe |
Artery | Calcarine branch of medial occipital artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sulcus calcarinus, fissura calcarina |
NeuroNames | 44 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1086 |
TA98 | A14.1.09.225 |
TA2 | 5486 |
FMA | 83749 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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