Postcentral sulcus

Postcentral sulcus

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Latin = sulcus postcentralis
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Caption = Postcentral sulcus of the human brain.



Caption2 = Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side.
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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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* - "Cerebral Hemisphere, Superior View"


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