Sulci (anatomy)

Sulci (anatomy)

Sulci (singular, sulcus), are small grooves, trenches, or furrows; especially fissures of the brain. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorland's_Medical_Dictionary] The named sulci of the brain are not fewer than 200 in number. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorland's_Medical_Dictionary]

Also see fissures and gyri.


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