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| Brain: Central sulcus | ||
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| Central sulcus of the human brain. | ||
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| Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side. | ||
| Latin | sulcus centralis | |
| Gray's | subject #189 819 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-29 | |
The central sulcus is a fold in the cerebral cortex of brains in vertebrates. Also called the central fissure, it was originally called the fissure of Rolando or the Rolandic fissure, after Luigi Rolando.
The central sulcus is a prominent landmark of the brain, separating the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe and the primary motor cortex from the primary somatosensory cortex.
See also
List of human anatomical parts named after people
Additional images
 Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from above. |
 Drawing to illustrate the relations of the brain to the skull. |
 Relations of the brain and middle meningeal artery to the surface of the skull. |
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