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limiting sulcus (crs)

The term limiting sulcus refers to the boundary between the cortex of the insula and that of surrounding gyri of the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe and the temporal lobe. Equally well known as the 'circular sulcus', it is identified by dissection in higher primates. In the human it has three parts: the anterior limiting sulcus, which separates the anterior insula from the basal operculum of the orbital gyri; the superior limiting sulcus, which separates the dorsal part of the insula from the frontal operculum and the parietal operculum; and the inferior limiting sulcus, which separates the insula ventrally from the superior temporal gyrus ( Ture-1999 ). The limiting sulcus of the macaque is similar except that it has no anterior component ( Mufson-1997 ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat and mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: circular sulcus of the insula, circular sulcus of insula, Sulcus circularis insulae, circular sulcus (of Reil), circular insular sulcus, limiting fissure, circular fissure, circuminsular sulcus, marginal sulcus of insula, marginal insular sulcus, Sulcus marginalis insulae, periinsular sulci, circular sulcus, limiting sulcus, peri-insular sulcus, circuminsular fissure

NeuroNames ID: 51

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Name:

crs

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

Name:

sulkus sirkular

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:

circular sulcus of the insula

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Roberts-1970

Citation:

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970

Source Title:

Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section

Name:

circular sulcus of insula

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Mufson-1997

Citation:

Chapter VII, pp.377-454 in Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy: The Primate Nervous System, Part I, F. Bloom, A. Bjorklund and T. Hokfelt, Eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1997.

Source Title:

Chemical neuroanatomy of the primate insula cortex: relationship to cytoarchitectonics, connectivity, function and neurodegeneration

Name:

Sulcus circularis insulae

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1983

Citation:

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

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

circular sulcus (of Reil)

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Mufson-1997

Citation:

Chapter VII, pp.377-454 in Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy: The Primate Nervous System, Part I, F. Bloom, A. Bjorklund and T. Hokfelt, Eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1997.

Source Title:

Chemical neuroanatomy of the primate insula cortex: relationship to cytoarchitectonics, connectivity, function and neurodegeneration

Name:

circular insular sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

limiting fissure

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Crosby-1962

Citation:

New York: MacMillan, 1962

Source Title:

Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System

Name:

circular fissure

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Crosby-1962

Citation:

New York: MacMillan, 1962

Source Title:

Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System

Name:

circuminsular sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Anthoney-1994

Citation:

Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 1994

Source Title:

Neuroanatomy And The Neurologic Exam: A Thesaurus of Synonyms, Similar Sounding Non-Synonyms And Terms Of Variable Meaning

Name:

marginal sulcus of insula

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Szikla-1977

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1977

Source Title:

Angiography Of The Human Brain Cortex: Atlas of Vascular Patterns and Stereotactic Cortical Localization

Name:

marginal insular sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

Sulcus marginalis insulae

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

реилевая борозда

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Sapin-1998

Citation:

Vol. 3, Moscow: Elista APP "Dzhangar", 1998

Source Title:

Anatomiia Cheloveka

Name:

круговая борозда островка (Рейля)

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

sillon circulaire de l'insula

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

periinsular sulci

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Ture-1999

Citation:

Source Title:

Topographic anatomy of the insular region

Name:

circular sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

Name:

limiting sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Tanriover-2004

Citation:

Nournal of Neurosurgery. 100(5):891-922

Source Title:

Microsurgical anatomy of the insula and the sylvian fissure

Name:

peri-insular sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Morecraft-1997

Citation:

Neuroreport 1997 Dec 22;8(18):3933-8

Source Title:

Segregated parallel inputs to the brachial spinal cord from the cingulate motor cortex in the monkey

Name:

circuminsular fissure

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Gray-1918a

Citation:

Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger; or see http://www.bartleby.com/107/

Source Title:

Anatomy of the Human Body

Name:

cir

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Paxinos-2009a

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

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Species With The Structure

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Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

periinsular sulci

Source:

Ture-1999

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

circular fissure

Source:

Crosby-1962

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

circular insular sulcus

Source:

Mai-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

circular sulcus (of Reil)

Source:

Mufson-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

circular sulcus of the insula

Source:

Roberts-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

circuminsular sulcus

Source:

Anthoney-1994

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

limiting fissure

Source:

Crosby-1962

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

marginal insular sulcus

Source:

Mai-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

marginal sulcus of insula

Source:

Szikla-1977

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus circularis insulae

Source:

Nomina-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus marginalis insulae

Source:

Mai-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

circular sulcus of insula

Source:

Mufson-1997

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Topology

Has Equivalent:

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

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NeuroNames

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Topology

Has Equivalent:

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

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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.