sulcus lateralis cerebri

sulcus lateralis cerebri
[TA] lateral sulcus of cerebrum: a deep cleft beginning at the anterior perforated substance, extending laterally between the temporal and frontal lobes, and turning posteriorly between the temporal and parietal lobes. It divides into posterior, ascending, and anterior branches. Called also Sylvius s. or fissure and sylvian s. or fissure.

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  • sulcus lateralis cerebri — noun the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres • Syn: ↑fissure of Sylvius, ↑Sylvian fissure, ↑lateral cerebral sulcus • Hypernyms: ↑sulcus • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • sulcus lateralis cerebri — cleft between the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, sylvian fissure (Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sulcus lateralis mesencephali — [TA] lateral groove of mesencephalon: a longitudinal groove on the side of the mesencephalon, separating the crus cerebri from the tegmentum …   Medical dictionary

  • fossa lateralis cerebri — [TA] lateral cerebral fossa: a depression, in fetal life, on the lateral surface of each cerebral hemisphere at the bottom of which lies the insula; later it is closed over by the operculum, the edges of which form the lateral sulcus. Called also …   Medical dictionary

  • ramus posterior sulci lateralis cerebri — [TA] posterior branch of lateral cerebral sulcus: the part of the lateral cerebral sulcus that runs obliquely posteriorly between the temporal and the parietal lobes …   Medical dictionary

  • ramus anterior sulci lateralis cerebri — [TA] anterior branch of lateral cerebral sulcus: a branch that runs forward a short distance into the inferior frontal gyrus …   Medical dictionary

  • ramus ascendens sulci lateralis cerebri — [TA] ascending branch of lateral cerebral sulcus: a branch that runs superiorly a short distance into the inferior frontal gyrus …   Medical dictionary

  • lateral cerebral sulcus — noun the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres • Syn: ↑fissure of Sylvius, ↑Sylvian fissure, ↑sulcus lateralis cerebri • Hypernyms: ↑sulcus • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… …   Medical dictionary

  • Sulcus — Sụlcus [aus lat. sulcus, Gen.: sulci = Furche; kleiner Graben] m; , ...ci: Furche, Rinne, Rille; insbesondere: a)die Furchen der Körperoberfläche; b)die feinen Rillen der Haut; c) die Furchen zwischen den Gehirnwindungen (Anat.). Sụlcus… …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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