Marginal sulcus
{{Short description|Crevice in the brain separating the paracentral lobule and precuneus}}
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| Name = Marginal sulcus
| Latin = ramus marginalis,
sulcus marginalis
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| Caption = Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Marginal sulcus shown in red.)
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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
File:Marginal sulcus animation small.gif|Position of marginal sulcus (shown in red).
File:Cingulate sulcus of Vervet Monkey.png|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
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External links
{{Commons category|Marginal sulcus}}
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070416083824/http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/cases/case3/mr1/033.html
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