external calcarine sulcus (ecs)

The term external calcarine sulcus refers to a short horizontal groove on the lateral surface of the cerebral cortex near the occipital pole of the occipital lobe. It is found in the human ( Duvernoy-1992 ) and the macaque ( Martin-2000; Paxinos-2009a ). No equivalent structure is found in the rat or the mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: external calcarine sulcus, Sulcus ectocalcarinus, external calcarine fissure, ectocalcarine sulcus, occipitopolar sulcus

NeuroNames ID: 146

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