Nervous system & sense organs
Calcarine sulcus
Sulcus calcarinus
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Occipital lobe
DescriptionUnreviewed
The calcarine sulcus (or calcarine fissure) is an anatomical landmark located at the caudal end of the medial surface of the brain of humans and other primates.
Its name comes from the Latin "calcar" meaning "spur".
It is very deep and known as a complete sulcus.
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Names
- Latin
- Sulcus calcarinus
- English
- Calcarine sulcus
- French
- Sillon calcarin
- Spanish
- Surco calcarino
- Portuguese
- Sulco calcarino