Central sulcus
Crevice in the brain separating the frontal and parietal lobes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In neuroanatomy, the central sulcus (also central fissure, fissure of Rolando, or Rolandic fissure, after Luigi Rolando) is a sulcus, or groove, in the cerebral cortex in the brains of vertebrates. It is sometimes confused with the longitudinal fissure.
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![]() The lateral surface of the left cerebral hemisphere. (Central sulcus shown in red) | |
![]() The lateral surface of the right cerebral hemisphere. The central sulcus is labeled on the top center, in red. The central sulcus separates the parietal lobe (blue) and the frontal lobe (lime green). | |
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Location | Cerebral cortex |
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Latin | sulcus centralis cerebri |
NeuroNames | 48 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_4035 |
TA98 | A14.1.09.103 |
TA2 | 5435 |
FMA | 83752 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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The central sulcus is a prominent landmark of the brain, separating the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe and the primary motor cortex from the primary somatosensory cortex.