Marginal sulcus

Marginal sulcus
Brain: Marginal sulcus
Gray727 marginal sulcus.svg
Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Marginal sulcus not labeled, but region is visible at upper left.)
Latin ramus marginalis; sulcus marginalis
NeuroNames hier-80
NeuroLex ID birnlex_4030

The marginal sulcus is the portion of the cingulate sulcus adjacent to the paracentral lobule and the precuneus. It is sometimes known as the "marginal part of the cingulate sulcus".

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