posterior paracentral gyrus

Function

• sensory input from the thigh, leg & foot are represented in the posterior paracentral gyrus

Structure

• medial continuation of the primary somatosensory cortex (postcentral gyrus)
• it is bounded posteriorly by the marginal sulcus

More general terms

• gyrus

Additional terms

• marginal sulcus
• postcentral gyrus (primary sensory cortex)

Component of

• parietal lobe