Postcentral sulcus
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| Brain: Postcentral sulcus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Postcentral sulcus of the human brain. | ||
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| Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side. | ||
| Latin | sulcus postcentralis | |
| Gray's | subject #189 822 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-81 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | s_28/12769570 | |
The postcentral sulcus of the parietal lobe lies parallel to, and behind, the central sulcus in the human brain. (A sulcus is one of the prominent grooves on the surface of the brain.)
The precentral sulcus divides the postcentral gyrus from the remainder of the parietal lobe.
Additional images
 Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from above. |
External links
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich n1a2p15 - "Cerebral Hemisphere, Superior View"
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