circular sulcus of insula

cir·cu·lar sul·cus of in·su·la

[TA]

a semicircular fissure demarcating the insula from the opercula above, below, and behind.

Synonym(s): sulcus circularis insulae [TA], circular sulcus of Reil, limiting sulcus of Reil

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Reil,

Johann C., German physician, neurologist, and histologist, 1759-1813.

circular sulcus of Reil - a semicircular fissure. Synonym(s): circular sulcus of insula; limiting sulcus of Reil

island of Reil - an oval region of the cerebral cortex overlying the extreme capsule, lateral to the lenticular nucleus, buried in the depth of the fissura lateralis cerebri (sylvian fissure). Synonym(s): insula; insular area; insular cortex

limiting sulcus of Reil - Synonym(s): circular sulcus of Reil

Reil ansa - a complex fiber bundle. Synonym(s): ansa peduncularis

Reil band - Synonym(s): medial lemniscus; septomarginal trabecula

Reil ribbon - Synonym(s): medial lemniscus

Reil triangle - Synonym(s): lemniscal trigone

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