intraparietal sulcus
(redirected from sulcus intraparietalis)in·tra·pa·ri·e·tal sul·cus
[TA]a horizontal sulcus extending back from the postcentral sulcus over some distance, then dividing perpendicularly into two branches so as to form, with the postcentral sulcus, a figure H. It divides the parietal lobe into superior and inferior parietal lobules.
Synonym(s): sulcus intraparietalis [TA], interparietal sulcus, intraparietal sulcus of Turner, Turner sulcus
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in·tra·pa·ri·e·tal sul·cus
(in'tră-păr-ī'ĕ-tăl sŭl'kŭs) [TA]A horizontal sulcus extending back from the postcentral sulcus over some distance, then dividing perpendicularly into two branches so as to form, with the postcentral sulcus, the letter H. It divides the parietal lobe into superior and inferior parietal lobules.
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intraparietal sulcus
A groove branching from the postcentral sulcus and running transversely and posteriorly along the lateral surface of the parietal lobe of the brain. It divides the posterior portion of the parietal lobe into two parts, the superior and the inferior parietal lobules.
See also: sulcus
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