Precentral sulcus

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Precentral sulcus
Precentral sulcus of the human brain.
Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from above.
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Identifiers
Latin	Sulcus praecentralis
TA98	A14.1.09.120
TA2	5457
FMA	83800
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The precentral sulcus is a part of the human brain that lies parallel to, and in front of, the central sulcus. (A sulcus is one of the prominent grooves on the surface of the human brain.)

The precentral sulcus divides the inferior, middle and superior frontal gyri from the precentral gyrus. In most brains, the precentral sulcus is divided into two parts: the inferior precentral sulcus and the superior precentral sulcus. However, the precentral sulcus may sometimes be divided into three parts or form one continuous sulcus.

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  Position of precentral sulcus (shown in red).

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  Lateral surface of right frontal lobe. Precentral sulcus is labeled by * and **.

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  Human brain dissection video (29 sec). Demonstrating location of the precentral sulcus.

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