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lateral fissure (ltf)

The term lateral fissure (ltf) refers to a major cleft in the lateral aspect of the cerebral hemisphere. It separates the superior temporal gyrus (STG) of the temporal lobe (TLB) from the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and precentral gyrus (PRG) of the frontal lobe (FLB) as well as the postcentral gyrus (POG) and supramarginal gyrus (SMG) of the parietal lobe (PLB). It is found in the human ( Mai-1997 Carpenter-1983 ) and the macaque ( Martin-2000 ), but not in the smooth cerebral cortex (CTX) of the rat and mouse ( NeuroNames ). In the human the ltf is divided into the stem of the lateral fissure (ltfst) rostrally, the posterior horizontal limb of the lateral fissure (ltfph), which is the central and major portion, and, at the caudal end, the terminal ascending limb of the lateral fissure (ltfta) and the terminal descending limb of the lateral fissure (ltftd). It has four side branches into the frontal lobe: the anterior horizontal limb of the lateral fissure (ltfah), the anterior ascending limb of the lateral fissure (ltfaa), and the anterior subcentral limb (itfsc). It also has one branch into the parietal lobe: the posterior subcentral limb (ltfps); and one branch into the superior temporal gyrus: the transverse temporal limb (ltftt) ( Ono-1990 ). In the macaque it is not subdivided and does not have side branches ( Martin-2000 ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ). Updated 27 Aug 2024.

Also known as: lateral sulcus, Sulcus lateralis, Sulcus lateralis cerebri, Sylvian fissure, Fissura lateralis, Fissura lateralis cerebri, Fissura lateralis cerebri (Sylvii), lateral fissure of Sylvius, lateral fissure, Sylvian sulcus, lateral cerebral fissure, fissure of Sylvius, sulcus cerebri lateralis (Sylvii)

NeuroNames ID: 49

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Name:

sulkus lateral

Language:

Indonesian

Organism:

human

Source:

Noback-1982

Citation:

Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982

Source Title:

Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi

Name:

scissura di Silvio

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1995

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

Name:

scissura laterale

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1995

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

Name:

cisura lateral (de Silvio)

Language:

Spanish

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1994

Citation:

edicion 4, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore; traducción de Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, efectuada por el Dr. Alejandro Kaufman

Source Title:

Neuroanatomía Fundamentos

Name:

solco laterale

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1995

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

Name:

lateral sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

lateral sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Krieg-1975

Citation:

Brain Books, Evanston, Illinois, 1975

Source Title:

Interpretive Atlas Of The Monkey's Brain

Name:

Sulcus lateralis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1983

Citation:

Fifth Edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1983

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

Sulcus lateralis cerebri

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Talairach-1957

Citation:

Masson and Cie, Editeurs, Paris, 1957

Source Title:

Atlas d'Anatomie Stereotaxique

Name:

Sylvian fissure

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Citation:

S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1952

Source Title:

The Thalamus Of The Macaca mulatta: An Atlas For Use With The Stereotaxic Instrument

Name:

Fissura lateralis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

Fissura lateralis cerebri

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Roberts-1970

Citation:

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970

Source Title:

Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section

Name:

Fissura lateralis cerebri (Sylvii)

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Shantha-1968

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1968

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Java Monkey Brain (Macaca irus)

Name:

lateral fissure of Sylvius

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Szabo-1984

Citation:

J Comp Neurol 1984 Jan 10;222(2):265-300

Source Title:

A stereotaxic atlas of the brain of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis)

Name:

lateral fissure

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Crosby-1962

Citation:

New York: MacMillan, 1962

Source Title:

Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System

Name:

Sylvian sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

lateral cerebral fissure

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

fissure of Sylvius

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Roberts-1970

Citation:

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970

Source Title:

Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section

Name:

sulkus lateral Sylvius

Language:

Indonesian

Organism:

human

Source:

Noback-1982

Citation:

Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982

Source Title:

Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi

Name:

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

Name:

solco orizzontale

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1995

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

Name:

боковая борозда

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

sulcus cerebri lateralis (Sylvii)

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

Сильвиева борозда

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

fisur lateral Sylvius

Language:

Indonesian

Organism:

human

Source:

Noback-1982

Citation:

Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982

Source Title:

Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi

Name:

латеральная борозда

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Baev-2000

Citation:

Moskva: Meditsina, 2000.

Source Title:

Magnitno-Resonansnaia Tomografiia Golovnogo Mozga: Normal'naia Anatomiia

Name:

scissure latérale

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

scissure de Sylvius

Language:

French

Organism:

Papio

Source:

Riche-1968

Citation:

Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, 1968

Source Title:

Atlas Stéréotaxique du Cerveau de Babouin (Papio papio)

Name:

sillon latéral

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Paxinos-2009a

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

Name:

ltf

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Unspecified

Source:

NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Source Title:

NeuroNames

Illustrations

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Species With The Structure

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Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Fissura lateralis

Source:

Mai-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Fissura lateralis cerebri

Source:

Roberts-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

fissure of Sylvius

Source:

Roberts-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

lateral cerebral fissure

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

lateral fissure

Source:

Crosby-1962

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

lateral sulcus

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

sulcus cerebri lateralis (Sylvii)

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus lateralis

Source:

Nomina-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus lateralis cerebri

Source:

Talairach-1957

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sylvian sulcus

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

Fissura lateralis cerebri (Sylvii)

Source:

Shantha-1968

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

lateral fissure of Sylvius

Source:

Szabo-1984

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

lateral sulcus

Source:

Krieg-1975

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

Sylvian fissure

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

---

Source:

NeuroNames

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

---

Source:

NeuroNames

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.

Lateral Fissure Model

lateral fissure