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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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.