parieto-occipital sulcus

parieto-occipital sulcus (pos)

The term parieto-occipital sulcus refers to the groove in the cerebral cortex that separates the precuneus of the parietal lobe from the cuneus of the occipital lobe on the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere. It is found in the human ( Carpenter-1983 ) and the macaque ( Martin-2000 ). In the macaque it merges with the intraparietal sulcus, and the lunate sulcus of the human on the dorsal surface of the brain ( Kappers-1960 ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: parieto-occipital sulcus, Sulcus parieto-occipitalis, Sulcus parietoccipitalis, parieto-occipital incisure, parieto-occipital fissure, Sulcus parietooccipitalis, Sulcus parieto-occipitalis medialis, parietooccipital sulcus, Fissura parieto-occipitalis

NeuroNames ID: 52

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Name:

предзатылочная вырезка

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

cisura parietooccipital

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:

sulkus parieto-oksipital

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:

parieto-occipital sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

parieto-occipital 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 parieto-occipitalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1989

Citation:

Sixth Edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1989

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

Sulcus parietoccipitalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1983

Citation:

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

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

parieto-occipital incisure

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Bonin-1947

Citation:

University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois, 1947

Source Title:

The Neocortex of Macaca Mulatta

Name:

parieto-occipital fissure

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Crosby-1962

Citation:

New York: MacMillan, 1962

Source Title:

Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System

Name:

Sulcus parietooccipitalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Roberts-1970

Citation:

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970

Source Title:

Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section

Name:

Sulcus parieto-occipitalis medialis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Cercocebus torquatus

Source:

Brodmann-1905

Citation:

Journal fuer Psychologie und Neurologie, 4:5/6:177-226, 1905.

Source Title:

Beitraege zur histologischen Lokalisation der Grosshirnrinde: dritte Mitteilung: Die Rindenfelder der niederen Affen

Name:

parietooccipital sulcus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Vogt-1995

Citation:

J Comp Neurol 1995 Aug 28;359(3):490-506

Source Title:

Human cingulate cortex: surface features, flat maps, and cytoarchitecture

Name:

Fissura parieto-occipitalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Cunningham-1892

Citation:

The Academy House, Dublin, 1892

Source Title:

Contribution to the Surface Anatomy of the Cerebral Hemispheres with a Chapter upon Cranio-Cerebral Topography

Name:

sulcus parietooccipitalis

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:

solco parieto-occipitale

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1995

Citation:

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

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

Name:

теменно-затылочная борозда

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

pos

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

Name:

scissure pariéto-occipitale

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

pos

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Paxinos-2009a

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

Illustrations

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surface view of
fetal brain in
human

drawing of
medial aspect in
human

labeled line drawings of
sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

surface view of
lateral aspect in
macaque

drawing of
all aspects in
macaque

Species With The Structure

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Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Fissura parieto-occipitalis

Source:

Cunningham-1892

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

parieto-occipital fissure

Source:

Crosby-1962

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

parietooccipital sulcus

Source:

Vogt-1995

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

parieto-occipital sulcus

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus parietoccipitalis

Source:

Nomina-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus parietooccipitalis

Source:

Roberts-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Sulcus parieto-occipitalis

Source:

Nomina-1989

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

parieto-occipital incisure

Source:

Bonin-1947

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

parieto-occipital sulcus

Source:

Krieg-1975

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

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Source:

NeuroNames

Basis:

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.