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SULCUS CENTRALIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fissure of Rolando
1, record 1, English, fissure%20of%20Rolando
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- central sulcus 1, record 1, English, central%20sulcus
correct
- sulcus centralis 1, record 1, English, sulcus%20centralis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - fissure%20of%20Rolando
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sulcus centralis cerebri
- central sulcus of cerebrum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scissure de Rolando
1, record 1, French, scissure%20de%20Rolando
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- scissure centrale 2, record 1, French, scissure%20centrale
correct, feminine noun
- scissure centrale de l’hémisphère cérébral 2, record 1, French, scissure%20centrale%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bh%C3%A9misph%C3%A8re%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9bral
correct, feminine noun
- sulcus centralis 2, record 1, French, sulcus%20centralis
Latin
- sulcus centralis hemispherii cerebri 2, record 1, French, sulcus%20centralis%20hemispherii%20cerebri
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grande scissure de la face supéro-latérale de chaque hémisphère cérébral, elle sépare le lobe frontal du lobe pariétal. 2, record 1, French, - scissure%20de%20Rolando
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancienne nomenclature : scissure de Rolando. 2, record 1, French, - scissure%20de%20Rolando
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- central sulcus
1, record 2, English, central%20sulcus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- central fissure 1, record 2, English, central%20fissure
correct
- fissure of Rolando 1, record 2, English, fissure%20of%20Rolando
correct, obsolete
- sulcus centralis cerebri 2, record 2, English, sulcus%20centralis%20cerebri
correct, Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Fissure that] occupies a central position in the anterior-posterior dimension of the cortex, and separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe. 1, record 2, English, - central%20sulcus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It was originally called the fissure of Rolando, and is often referred to as the Rolandic fissure in the literature. 1, record 2, English, - central%20sulcus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sillon central
1, record 2, French, sillon%20central
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sillon central de l’hémisphère cérébral 1, record 2, French, sillon%20central%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bh%C3%A9misph%C3%A8re%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9bral
correct, masculine noun
- sulcus centralis hemispherii cerebri 1, record 2, French, sulcus%20centralis%20hemispherii%20cerebri
correct, Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, French, - sillon%20central
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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