Medial longitudinal fissure

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The medial longitudinal fissure (or longitudinal cerebral fissure, or longitudinal fissure, or interhemispheric fissure) is the deep groove which separates the two hemispheres of the vertebrate brain.

The falx cerebri, a dural brain covering, lies within the medial longitudinal fissure.

External links

• [Diagram at PSU]
• [Diagram at nih.gov]

 

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