Lateral cerebral fissure [Sylvian fissure]

Fissura sylvia [lateralis cerebri]

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The sylvian fissure is a fissure separating the frontal and temporal lobes, associated with the auditory and vestibular areas of the lateral cortex.

References

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.