temporal sulcus
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Temporal lobe — Brain: Temporal lobe Frontal lobe Temporal lobe … Wikipedia
Sulcus (neuroanatomy) — In neuroanatomy, a sulcus (Latin: furrow , pl. sulci ) is a depression or fissure in the surface of the brain. It surrounds the gyri, creating the characteristic appearance of the brain in humans and other large mammals.Large furrows (sulci) that … Wikipedia
sulcus temporalis inferior — [TA] inferior temporal sulcus: a longitudinal sulcus on the lateral surface of the temporal lobe, separating the middle and the inferior temporal gyri … Medical dictionary
sulcus temporalis superior — [TA] superior temporal sulcus: a longitudinal sulcus on the lateral surface of a cerebral hemisphere, passing posteriorly from the temporal pole, separating the superior and the middle temporal gyri and ending in the gyrus angularis … Medical dictionary
sulcus temporalis transversus — [TA] transverse temporal sulcus: an irregularly vertical sulcus in the part of the temporal lobe that lies within the lateral sulcus; sometimes occurring as a pair … Medical dictionary
Sulcus — (lat., dt. „Graben“, „Furche“, Pl. Sulci; aber auch eine Feigenart) bezeichnet: in der Planetengeologie Ausdruck für parallel verlaufende Gräben und Furchen, die durch geologische Prozesse entstanden sind; in der Anatomie allgemein eine Rinne… … Deutsch Wikipedia
temporal lobe — n a large lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is situated in front of the occipital lobe and contains a sensory area associated with the organ of hearing * * * one of the main divisions of the cerebral cortex in each hemisphere of the brain,… … Medical dictionary
inferior temporal sulcus — s. temporalis inferior … Medical dictionary
superior temporal sulcus — s. temporalis superior … Medical dictionary
transverse temporal sulcus — s. temporalis transversus … Medical dictionary
