Sylvian fissure

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The Sylvian fissure is a prominent deep groove on the lateral surface of the brain that separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes and serves as a key landmark for language-related cortical regions.

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instanceOf brain sulcus
neuroanatomical structure
borders frontal operculum
inferior frontal gyrus NERFINISHED
parietal operculum
superior temporal gyrus
temporal operculum
contains MCA branches
Sylvian cistern NERFINISHED
insula
middle cerebral artery NERFINISHED
developsDuring fetal brain development
extendsFrom basal surface of brain
extendsToward parietal region
foundInSpecies Homo sapiens NERFINISHED
other primates
hasClinicalRelevance epilepsy surgery planning
localization of language function
stroke localization in MCA territory
hasOrientation oblique
hasPart anterior ascending ramus
anterior horizontal ramus
posterior ramus
hasSynonym fissure of Sylvius NERFINISHED
lateral sulcus NERFINISHED
isLandmarkFor Broca area vicinity
Wernicke area vicinity
language-related cortical regions
primary auditory cortex vicinity
latinName sulcus lateralis
locatedIn lateral surface of cerebral hemisphere
namedAfter Franciscus Sylvius NERFINISHED
overlies insula
partOf cerebral cortex
human brain
telencephalon
presentIn left cerebral hemisphere
right cerebral hemisphere
separates frontal lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
showsAsymmetry left-right depth and length differences
usedIn neurosurgical approaches to insula
neurosurgical approaches to middle cerebral artery aneurysms
visibleIn CT brain imaging
MRI brain imaging
gross brain anatomy

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