Sulcus (anatomy)
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Overview
A sulcus (pronounced with a hard c) (pl. sulci) is a depression or fissure in the surface of an organ, especially the brain.
Examples of sulci
In the brain
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
- Interlabial sulci
- Anterior interventricular sulcus
- Posterior interventricular sulcus
- Urethral sulcus, in the baculum