medial orbital sulcus (mos)

The term medial orbital sulcus refers to a superficial feature identified by dissection on the ventral surface of the frontal lobe. In the human it constitutes the medial leg of the H-shaped orbital sulci. There it separates the medial orbital gyrus from the posterior orbital gyrus caudal to the transverse orbital sulcus and from the anterior orbital gyrus or lateral orbital gyrus rostral to that sulcus ( Mai-1997 ). In the macaque it separates the medial orbital gyrus from the lateral orbital gyrus ( Martin-2000 ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: medial orbital sulcus, Sulcus orbitalis medialis, Sulcus orbitalis internus

NeuroNames ID: 82

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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.