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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