The cingulate sulcus is a
sulcus (brain fold) on the
cingulate cortex in the medial wall of the
cerebral cortex
The cerebral cortex, also known as the cerebral mantle, is the outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain in humans and other mammals. The cerebral cortex mostly consists of the six-layered neocortex, with just 10% consisting o ...
. The
frontal and
parietal lobe
The parietal lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals. The parietal lobe is positioned above the temporal lobe and behind the frontal lobe and central sulcus.
The parietal lobe integrates sensory informa ...
s are separated from the
cingulate gyrus
The cingulate cortex is a part of the brain situated in the medial aspect of the cerebral cortex. The cingulate cortex includes the entire cingulate gyrus, which lies immediately above the corpus callosum, and the continuation of this in the c ...
by the cingulate sulcus. It terminates as the marginal sulcus of the cingulate sulcus. It sends a ramus to separate the paracentral lobule from the frontal gyri, the
paracentral sulcus.
Additional images
File:Cingulate sulcus animation small.gif, Position of cingulate sulcus (shown in red).
File:LobesCaptsMedial1.png, Medial surface of right cerebral hemisphere. Cingulate sulcus (labeled as sulcus cinguli) and brain lobes
The lobes of the brain are the major identifiable zones of the cerebral cortex, and they comprise the surface of each hemisphere of the cerebrum. The two hemispheres are roughly symmetrical in structure, and are connected by the corpus callosum. ...
.
File:Slide2ZEN.JPG, Medial surface of cerebral hemisphere.Medial view.Deep dissection.
File:Slide3ZEN.JPG, Medial surface of cerebral hemisphere.Medial view.Deep dissection.
File:Slide4ZE.JPG, Medial surface of cerebral hemisphere.Medial view.Deep dissection.
External links
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Sulci (neuroanatomy)
Medial surface of cerebral hemisphere
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