Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus III: Nervous System: Fissures and Sulci
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
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The upper extremity of the precentral inferior sulcus may be located anterior to the lower end of the precentral superior sulcus or may unite with the latter forming a continuous sulcus. Occasionally, a horizontal ramus extends from the precentral inferior sulcus above the inferior frontal sulcus; this horizontal ramus may be confluent with the middle or superior frontal sulci.
A separate precentral medius sulcus may be present. Most frequently, it is derived from the upper part of the precentral inferior sulcus, or the posterior part of the horizontal ramus. The precentral superior sulcus may give rise to the superior frontal sulcus. A posterior ramus of the precentral superior sulcus is sometimes present and may appear as an extension of the superior frontal sulcus. A superior precentral sulcus may cut (12%) or reach (14%) the superomedial border of the frontal lobe, but in most cases (74%) it fails to reach that border.
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