| anterior parolfactory sulcus | A fissure marking the anterior border of the parolfactory area. Synonym: sulcus parolfactorius anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Broca's parolfactory area | A small region of cerebral cortex on the medial surface of the frontal lobe, formed by the junction of the straight gyrus with the cingulate gyrus, demarcated from the subcallosal gyrus by the posterior parolfactory sulcus. Synonym: area parolfactoria, Broca's parolfactory area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parolfactory | Associated with or related to the olfactory system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parolfactory area | A small region of cerebral cortex on the medial surface of the frontal lobe, formed by the junction of the straight gyrus with the cingulate gyrus, demarcated from the subcallosal gyrus by the posterior parolfactory sulcus. Synonym: area parolfactoria, Broca's parolfactory area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior parolfactory sulcus | A shallow groove on the medial surface of the hemisphere demarcating the subcallosal gyrus or precommissural septum from the parolfactory area. Synonym: sulcus parolfactorius posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria sulci centralis | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex on either side of the central sulcus. Synonym: arteria sulci centralis, artery of central sulcus, central artery, Rolandic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria sulci postcentralis | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery distributing to the cortex on either side of the postcentral sulcus. Synonym: arteria sulci postcentralis, artery of postcentral sulcus, postcentral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria sulci precentralis | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex on either side of the precentral sulcus. Synonym: arteria sulci precentralis, artery of precentral sulcus, pre-Rolandic artery, precentral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus posterior sulci lateralis cerebri | The long, posteriorly-directed continuation of the lateral cerebral sulcus which extends between the temporal lobe inferiorly and the parietal lobe superiorly, its termination surrounded by the supramarginal gyrus. Synonym: ramus posterior sulci lateralis cerebri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebellar sulci | Grooves between the folia cerebelli; commonly called fissures in cerebellum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebral sulci | The grooves between the cerebral gyri or convolutions. Synonym: sulci cerebri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulci arteriosi | Branching grooves on the interior surface of the cranial vault in which the meningeal arteries course, the most prominent of which are related to branches of the middle meningeal artery. Synonym: sulci arteriosi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulci cerebri | The grooves between the cerebral gyri or convolutions. Synonym: sulci cerebri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulci cutis | The numerous grooves of variable depth on the surface of the epidermis. Synonym: sulci cutis, skin grooves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulci orbitales | A number of irregularly disposed, variable sulci dividing the inferior or orbital surface of each frontal lobe of the cerebrum into the orbital gyri. Synonym: sulci orbitales. (05 Mar 2000) |