Sulcus (morphology)
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A sulcus (pl. sulci) is a furrow or fissure in the surface of an organ, especially the brain. The term is also used in botany and palynology to describe the surface morphology of seeds and pollen grains.
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[edit] Examples of sulci
[edit] In the brain
[edit] Elsewhere
- anterior interventricular sulcus
- calcaneal sulcus
- coronal sulcus
- gingival sulcus
- gluteal sulcus
- interlabial sulci
- intermammary sulcus
- lacrimal sulcus (sulcus lacrimalis)
- malleolar sulcus
- posterior interventricular sulcus
- preauricular sulcus
- radial sulcus (musculospiral groove)
- sagittal sulcus
- separatoral sulcus (depression behind the brow ridges of some primates)
- sigmoid sulcus
- sulcus arteriæ vertebralis
- sulcus subtarsalis in the eyelid
- sulcus tubae auditivae
- tympanic sulcus
- urethral sulcus, in the baculum i.e. penile bone
[edit] See also
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