Biology:Marginal sulcus
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Short description: Crevice in the brain separating the paracentral lobule and precuneus
| Marginal sulcus | |
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Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Marginal sulcus shown in red.) | |
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| Latin | Ramus marginalis, sulcus marginalis |
| 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.
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Position of marginal sulcus (shown in red).
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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.
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