loading...| Preferred Name | sulcus of brain | |
| Synonyms |
fissure of brain cerebral sulcus cerebral sulci sulci & spaces sulcus |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013118 |
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| altLabel |
fissure of brain cerebral sulcus cerebral sulci sulci & spaces sulcus |
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| definition |
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. |
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| dubious for taxon | ||
| 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 |
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| external_definition |
Indentation on the surface of the brain or spinal cord that forms a recognizable landmark, e.g., central sulcus, sulcus limitans (CUMBO) |
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| has broad synonym |
sulci & spaces sulcus |
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| has exact synonym |
cerebral sulci |
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| has narrow synonym |
fissure of brain |
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| has related synonym |
cerebral sulcus cerebral sulci |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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UBERON:0013118 |
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| label |
sulcus of brain |
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| notation |
UBERON:0013118 |
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| prefLabel |
sulcus of brain |
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| xRef |
neuronames:1208 NCIT:C32292 Wikipedia:Sulcus_(neuroanatomy) DHBA:10610 SCTID:279337001 HBA:9352 |
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