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Russian
центральная борозда
Portuguese
sulco central
Spanish
surco central del cerebro

Prominent landmark of the brain (primary motor cortex), separating the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe and the primary motor cortex from the primary somatosensory cortex.

        центральная борозда
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        Examples for "central sulcus"
        Examples for "central sulcus"
        1
        It is part of the frontal lobe and is anterior to the central sulcus.
        Pubmed
        2
        Surgery for lesions either within or close to the central sulcus of the brain always carries the risk of inducing iatrogenic motor or sensory deficits.
        Pubmed
        1
        The motor zone of the cortex we now know to be situated in the convolutions bordering the fissure of Rolando.
        Applied Psychology for Nurses
        1
        The position of the sulcus of Rolando is important because of the numerous cortical centres which lie close to it.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28