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sulcus of brain
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A depression or fissure in the surface of the brain. It surrounds the gyri, creating the characteristic appearance of the brain in humans and other large mammals. [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/315 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulcus_(neuroanatomy) ]
Term info
Label
sulcus of brain
Synonyms
- cerebral sulci
Subsets
cumbo
dubious for taxon
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_10088
editor note
sulci are considered absent from lissencephalic mammals such as mice, but they may possess fissures. For example, the Allen mouse brain Atlas includes hippocampal, rhinal and choroid fissure. For this reason we do not place a taxon constraint on this class
external definition
Indentation on the surface of the brain or spinal cord that forms a recognizable landmark, e.g., central sulcus, sulcus limitans (CUMBO)
has broad synonym
sulcus, sulci & spaces
has narrow synonym
fissure of brain
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
cerebral sulcus, cerebral sulci
id
UBERON:0013118