Term Name: sulcus of brain
Synonyms: cerebral sulci, cerebral sulcus, fissure of brain, sulci & spaces, sulcus
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.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0013118]

Relationships
is part of: brain
is a type of: sulcus
has subtype: anterior calcarine sulcus anterior parieto-occipital sulcus arcuate sulcus calcarine sulcus central sulcus cruciate sulcus frontal sulcus frontomarginal sulcus inferior frontal sulcus inferior ramus of arcuate sulcus inferior rostral sulcus intermediate frontal sulcus lateral occipital sulcus lateral orbital sulcus medial orbital sulcus medial precentral sulcus medulla oblongata anterior median fissure occipital sulcus olfactory sulcus paracentral sulcus posterior subcentral sulcus principal sulcus rhinal sulcus rostral sulcus sagittal sulcus spur of arcuate sulcus subarachnoid sulcus subparietal sulcus sulcus of limbic lobe sulcus of parietal lobe superior frontal sulcus superior postcentral sulcus superior precentral sulcus superior ramus of arcuate sulcus superior rostral sulcus temporal sulcus