Central Sulcus in Bright Green

This artistic rendition of the brain reflects the vectors of the major parts of the brain revealing the major border forming fissures and sulci. The central sulcus (bright green line) divides the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe (light mauve). The region of the parieto-occipital fissure (pink line) divides the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe (purple). and the Sylvian fissure (thin red line)divides the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobe

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The Central Sulcus (Bright Green)

This is a diagram looking at the forebrain from the side showing the anteriorly placed frontal lobe, separated from the inferiorly placed temporal lobe by the Sylvian fissure (red), and separated from the parietal lobe by the central sulcus (green). The parietal lobe is also separated from the temporal lobe by the Sylvian fissure and from the occipital lobe by the parieto-occipital fissure (pink).

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Central Sulcus in Sagittal MRI

The sagittal image is deeper in the brain near the midline through the interhemispheric fissure, and is intended to demonstrate the the parieto-occipital fissure (pink) in order to define the border between the parietall and occipital lobe. The central sulcus (pink) has also been inferred in to demonstrate the border between the frontal lobe and parietal lobe. It is not usually

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Introduction to the Central Sulci and Gyri

Characteristic Location and Shape

The lateral view of the brain shows the 4 important central sulci (aka fissures), 3 of which are vertically oriented and 1 of which is horizontal. The vertical sulci include the central sulcus, precentral sulcus and post central sulcus. The central sulcus is important because it separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe. The post central sulcus is important because together with the central sulcus it forms the borders of the post central gyrus (pink) which is the sensory cortex. The precentral sulcus together with the central sulcus forms the borders post central gyrus (blue) which is the motor cortex. The Sylvian fissure or lateral sulcus runs horizontally and separates the temporal lobe below from the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above.

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The Central Sulcus

Separates the Frontal Lobes from the Parietal Lobes

The diagram reflects the interhemispheric fissure as depicted in the axial plane dividing the brain into two halves. (blue). The sulci that separate the frontal lobes and the parietal lobes are called the central sulci (represented in green). Upward or forward of the central sulcus is the frontal lobe and backward or posterior are the parietal lobes. The occipital lobes and temporal lobes, midbrain and hindbrain are all mor caudal to this plane

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