| postcentral sulcus | The sulcus that demarcates the postcentral gyrus from the superior and inferior parietal lobules. Synonym: sulcus postcentralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior branch of lateral cerebral sulcus | 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) |
| habenular sulcus | A small groove located between the habenular trigone and the adjacent dorsal thalamus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior intermediate sulcus | A longitudinal furrow between the posterior median and the posterolateral sulci of the spinal cord in the cervical region, marking the gracile fasciculus from the cuneate fasciculus. Synonym: sulcus intermedius posterior, posterior intermediate groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior median sulcus of medulla oblongata | The longitudinal groove marking the posterior midline of the medulla oblongata; continuous below with the posterior median sulcus of the spinal cord. Synonym: sulcus medianus posterior medullae oblongatae, posterior median fissure of the medulla oblongata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior median sulcus of spinal cord | A shallow furrow in the median line of the posterior surface of the spinal cord. Synonym: sulcus medianus posterior medullae spinalis, posterior median fissure of spinal cord. (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) |
| posterolateral sulcus | A longitudinal furrow on either side of the posterior median sulcus of the spinal cord marking the line of entrance of the posterior nerve roots. Synonym: sulcus lateralis posterior, posterolateral groove. (05 Mar 2000) |
| preauricular sulcus | A groove on the pelvic surface of the ilium just lateral to the auricular surface; it is more pronounced in the female. Synonym: paraglenoid groove, paraglenoid sulcus, preauricular sulcus, sulcus paraglenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precentral sulcus | An interrupted fissure anterior to and in general parallel with the central sulcus, marking the anterior border of the precentral gyrus. Synonym: sulcus precentralis, sulcus verticalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prechiasmatic sulcus | The groove on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone running transversely between the optic canals bounded anteriorly by the sphenoidal limbus and posteriorly by the tuberculum sellae; forms in relationship to the optic chiasm. Synonym: sulcus prechiasmatis, chiasmatic sulcus, optic groove, prechiasmatic sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sagittal sulcus | The groove in the midline of the inner table of the calvaria lodging the superior sagittal sinus. Synonym: sulcus sinus sagittalis superioris, sagittal groove, sagittal sulcus, superior longitudinal sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scleral sulcus | A slight groove on the external surface of the eyeball indicating the line of union of the sclera and cornea or limbus of cornea. Synonym: sulcus sclerae, sulcus of sclera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hippocampal sulcus | A shallow groove between the dentate gyrus and the parahippocampal gyrus; the remains of a fissure extending deep into the hippocampus between Ammon's horn and the dentate gyrus which becomes obliterated during foetal development. Synonym: sulcus hippocampi, dentate fissure, fissura dentata, fissura hippocampi, hippocampal fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmonary sulcus | The deep recess on either side of the vertebral column formed by the posterior sweep of the curvature of the ribs. Synonym: sulcus pulmonalis, pulmonary sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |