Sulcus limitans
Structure in the human brain
| Sulcus limitans | |
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 Rhomboid fossa. (Sulcus limitans not labeled, but region is visible.) | |
 Human caudal brainstem posterior view (The sulcus limitans separates #2 from #4.) | |
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| Latin | sulcus limitans fossae rhomboideae |
| NeuroNames | 629 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata] | |
The sulcus limitans is a groove on either side of the midline in the rhomboid fossa (floor of the fourth ventricle).[1] It separates the cranial nerve motor nuclei (located medial), and the sensory nuclei (located lateral).[2][1] It is parallel to the median sulcus.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "sulcus limitans ventriculi quarti". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Nolte, John. The Human Brain 6th ed. p.685. Mosby Inc.
External links
- Diagram of the sulcus limitans
- Sectional Atlas: Pons at the Abducens Nucleus - Facial Colliculus
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Anatomy of the pons
(tegmentum)
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| White: Sensory |
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| White: Motor | |||||
| Grey: Cranial nuclei |
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| Grey: Other nuclei |
(base)
| Grey | |
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| White: Motor/descending | |
| Surface |
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