GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

CEREBRUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the very deep grooves on the surface of the brain?
A
Sulci
B
Fissures
C
Gyri
D
Hippocampus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A fissure is a deeper grove and is often used interchangeably with sulcus . The cerebrum is divided into a left and right hemisphere by a longitudinal fissure that goes by many different names: longitudinal fissure, cerebral fissure, median longitudinal fissure, interhemispheric fissure.

Detailed explanation-2: -A fissure or groove that separates the two hemispheres is called the great longitudinal fissure. The two sides of the brain are joined at the bottom by the corpus callosum. The corpus callosum connects the two halves of the brain and delivers messages from one half of the brain to the other.

Detailed explanation-3: -The deep furrows are called fissures and shallow ones are called sulci (singluar; sulcus). The ridges between the sulci are known as a gyri (singular; gyrus). Major sulci and fissures divide each hemisphere into four lobes: the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The longitudinal fissure (or cerebral fissure, great longitudinal fissure, median longitudinal fissure, interhemispheric fissure) is the deep groove that separates the two cerebral hemispheres of the vertebrate brain.

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