Marginal sulcus

Marginal sulcus
Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Marginal sulcus shown in red.)
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Identifiers
Latinramus marginalis,
sulcus marginalis
NeuroNames98
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_4030
TA98A14.1.09.204
TA25478
FMA83773
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

In neuroanatomy, the marginal sulcus (margin of the cingulate sulcus) is a sulcus (crevice) that may be considered the termination of the cingulate sulcus. It separates the paracentral lobule anteriorly and the precuneus posteriorly.

Additional images

  • Position of marginal sulcus (shown in red).
    Position of marginal sulcus (shown in red).
  • Transverse sections of brains of vervet monkey. It showing difference of the relative position of the left and right ascending ramus of the cingulate sulcus.
    Transverse sections of brains of vervet monkey. It showing difference of the relative position of the left and right ascending ramus of the cingulate sulcus.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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