Transverse occipital sulcus

The transverse occipital sulcus is a structure in the occipital lobe.

Transverse occipital sulcus
Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side. (Trans. occ. sulc. shown in orange.)
Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from above. (Trans. occ. sulc. shown in orange.)
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Identifiers
Latinsulcus occipitalis transversus
TAA14.1.09.135
FMA83786
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The transverse occipital sulcus is continuous with the posterior end of the occipital ramus of the intraparietal sulcus, and runs across the upper part of the lobe, a short distance behind the parietooccipital fissure.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 823 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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