Sulcus (anatomy)
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A sulcus (pl. sulci) is a depression or fissure in the surface of an organ, especially the brain.
Examples of sulci
In the brain
See Sulcus (neuroanatomy)Elsewhere
- sulcus arteriæ vertebralis
- sagittal sulcus
- sigmoid sulcus
- tympanic sulcus
- lacrimal sulcus (sulcus lacrimalis)
- sulcus tubae auditivae
- radial sulcus (musculospiral groove)
- preauricular sulcus
- malleolar sulcus
- Calcaneal sulcus
- Intermammary sulcus
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