frontomarginal sulcus ( fms )

The term frontomarginal sulcus (fms) refers to a superficial feature of the human frontal lobe (FLB). It is a cleft on the orbital surface very near the frontal pole (frp) that separates the frontomarginal gyrus (FMG) from the middle frontal gyrus (MFG) ( Ono-1990 Mai-1997 ). It is a topological feature not found in the macaque, rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ). Updated 5 Sep 2024.

Also known as

Name Language Source Source Citation Source Title Organism
frontomarginal sulcus English Ono-1990 Atlas of the Cerebral Sulci, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, 1990. Atlas of the Cerebral Sulci human
Sulcus fronto-marginalis Latin Mai-1997 San Diego: Academic Press, 1997 Atlas of the Human Brain human
sillon frontomarginal French Duvernoy-1992 Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992 Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM human
fms acronym Mai-1997 San Diego: Academic Press, 1997 Atlas of the Human Brain human
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