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SULCUS LATERALIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A depression, in fetal life, on the lateral surface of each cerebral hemisphere at the bottom of which lies the insula; later it is closed over by the operculum, the edges of which form the lateral sulcus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
OBS

Le sillon latéral (Sulcus lateralis) ou scissure de Sylvius constitue l'un des 3 scissures principales sur la face latérale de chaque hémisphère.

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : scissure de Sylvius.

Spanish

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