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fissure of Rolando [2 records]

Record 1 2011-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A double-S-shaped fissure extending obliquely upward and backward on the lateral surface of each cerebral hemisphere at the boundary between frontal and parietal lobes.

Key term(s)
  • sulcus centralis cerebri
  • central sulcus of cerebrum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Grande scissure de la face supéro-latérale de chaque hémisphère cérébral, elle sépare le lobe frontal du lobe pariétal.

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : scissure de Rolando.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

[Fissure that] occupies a central position in the anterior-posterior dimension of the cortex, and separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe.

OBS

It was originally called the fissure of Rolando, and is often referred to as the Rolandic fissure in the literature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Sillon de la face supéro-latérale de chaque hémisphère cérébral, séparant les lobes frontal et pariétal, qui se décompose en deux racines sulcales, entre lesquelles passe un faisceau de fibres.

Spanish

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