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parieto-occipital fissure

/pəˌraɪɪtoʊ ɒkˈsɪpɪtəl ˈfɪʃər/

Tradução: Sulco profundo na face medial do hemisfério cerebral que separa o lobo parietal do lobo occipital.

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/pəˌraɪɪtoʊ ɒkˈsɪpɪtəl ˈfɪʃər/formalmedical
  • ptSulco profundo na face medial do hemisfério cerebral que separa o lobo parietal do lobo occipital.

A deep groove or sulcus on the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere that separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe of the brain.

  1. Anatomical brain structureC2formal

    A deep groove on the medial surface of the brain that separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe.

    ptEstrutura anatômica do cérebro

    • The parieto-occipital fissure is clearly visible in a sagittal MRI scan.
    • Damage to the parieto-occipital fissure can affect visual-spatial processing.
    • Neuroanatomists use the parieto-occipital fissure as a key landmark for brain mapping.