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Postcentral sulcus

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Postcentral sulcus
Postcentral sulcus of the human brain.
Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side.
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Identifiers
Latinsulcus postcentralis
NeuroNames99
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_4033
TA98A14.1.09.129
TA25470
FMA83774
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

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 postcentral sulcus divides the postcentral gyrus from the remainder of the parietal lobe.

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  • Atlas image: n1a2p15 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Cerebral Hemisphere, Superior View"