loading...| Preferred Name |
sulcus of brain |
| Synonyms |
sulci & spaces cerebral sulci fissure of brain sulcus cerebral sulcus |
| 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. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013118 |
| database_cross_reference |
HBA:9352 neuronames:1208 DHBA:10610 NCIT:C32292 Wikipedia:Sulcus_(neuroanatomy) SCTID:279337001 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| has_broad_synonym |
sulci & spaces sulcus |
| has_exact_synonym |
cerebral sulci |
| has_narrow_synonym |
fissure of brain |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
cerebral sulci cerebral sulcus |
| id |
UBERON:0013118 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
sulcus of brain |
| notation |
UBERON:0013118 |
| only in taxon | |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
sulcus of brain |
| RO_0002174 | |
| surrounds | |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
Indentation on the surface of the brain or spinal cord that forms a recognizable landmark, e.g., central sulcus, sulcus limitans (CUMBO) |
| subClassOf |