calcarine fissure (sulcus)

Introduction

The horizontal fissure on the medial aspect of the occipital lobe.

It separates the projections from the superior & inferior retina to the occipital lobe.

• the superior retina projects to the occipital lobe below the calcarine fissure
• the inferior retina projects to the occipital lobe above the calcarine fissure

More general terms

• sulcus
• brain structure

Component of

• occipital lobe