Calcarine sulcus
Anatomical landmark in the brain of humans and other primates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The calcarine sulcus (or calcarine fissure) is an anatomical landmark located at the caudal end of the medial surface of the brain of humans and other primates. Its name comes from the Latin "calcar" meaning "spur". It is very deep, and known as a complete sulcus.
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Calcarine sulcus | |
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Details | |
Part of | Occipital lobe |
Artery | calcarine branch of medial occipital artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sulcus calcarinus, fissura calcarina |
NeuroNames | 44 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1086 |
TA98 | A14.1.09.225 |
TA2 | 5486 |
FMA | 83749 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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