Central sulcus

Central sulcus
The lateral surface of the left cerebral hemisphere. (Central sulcus shown in red)
The lateral surface of the right cerebral hemisphere. The central sulcus is labeled on the top center, in red. The central sulcus separates the parietal lobe (blue) and the frontal lobe (lime green).
Details
LocationCerebral cortex
Identifiers
Latinsulcus centralis cerebri
NeuroNames48
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_4035
TA98A14.1.09.103
TA25435
FMA83752
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

In neuroanatomy, the central sulcus (also central fissure, fissure of Rolando, or Rolandic fissure, after Luigi Rolando) is a sulcus, or groove, in the cerebral cortex in the brains of vertebrates. It is sometimes confused with the longitudinal fissure.

The central sulcus is a prominent landmark of the brain, separating the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe and the primary motor cortex from the primary somatosensory cortex.