sulcus

Introduction

One of the grooves on the surface of the brain (or other organ), bounding the convolutions, prominences or gyri.

Also see fissure.

More general terms

• brain structure

More specific terms

• calcarine fissure (sulcus)
• carotid groove; cavernous groove; carotid sulcus; cavernous sulcus
• central sulcus of Rolando
• cingulate sulcus
• collateral sulcus
• coronary sulcus; coronary groove; atrioventricular (AV) groove
• hippocampal sulcus
• horizontal cerebellar sulcus (fissure)
• intertubercular sulcus/groove; bicipital groove
• intraparietal sulcus of Turner
• lacrimal groove/sulcus
• lateral sulcus (Sylvian fissure)
• longitudinal cerebral fissure
• marginal sulcus
• medial bicipital groove
• median (sulcus/raphe/groove) of tongue
• occipital groove; sulcus of occipital artery
• olfactory sulcus/groove
• parieto-occipital sulcus (fissure)
• petrosquamous fissure
• petrotympanic fissure (glaserian fissure)
• postcentral sulcus
• precentral sulcus
• primary cerebellar sulcus (fissure)
• pterygomaxillary fissure
• sagittal sulcus (groove for superior sagittal/longitudinal sinus)
• subparietal sulcus
• sulcus limitans
• sulcus terminalis (terminal sulcus)
• superior frontal sulcus
• superior temporal sulcus
• transverse temporal sulcus
• tympanomastoid fissure (auricular fissure)
• tympanosquamous fissure

Additional terms

• fissure (cleft)
• gyrus