At its ventral end the fissure of Sylvius (_a_) joins a longitudinal
groove passing craniad and caudad from the point of junction. That part
which passes craniad is the =sulcus rhinalis= (_i_); it forms the
dorsolateral boundary of the olfactory tract (8). Passing dorsocraniad
from the sulcus rhinalis is a sulcus which separates a very small
cranial lobe from the rest of the hemisphere; this is the =supraorbital=
or =præsylvian sulcus= (_j_). The portion of the hemisphere craniad of
this sulcus is the =orbital gyrus= (9).
The sulcus rhinalis (_i_) is continuous caudad with the =sulcus rhinalis
posterior= (or =sulcus postrhinalis=) (_k_). This extends caudad onto
that portion of the hemisphere which faces the cerebellum. It forms the
lateral boundary of a large elongated oval lobe lying at the side of the
ventral floor of the midbrain and ’tween-brain. This lobe has been
called =tractus postrhinalis= or =lobus pyriformis= (Fig. 145, 10; Fig.
138, _f_).
In addition to the sulci and gyri above mentioned, any given specimen
will usually show a number of small inconstant sulci and gyri in various
regions; these inconstant structures will not be here described.
[Illustration: FIG. 146.--DIAGRAM OF THE SULCI AND GYRI ON THE MEDIAL
SURFACE OF THE HEMISPHERE.
_a_, sulcus splenialis; _b_, sulcus marginalis; _c_, sulcus cruciatus;
_d_, sulcus falcialis; _e_, sulcus supracallosalis; _f_, sulcus
rhinalis posterior; _g_, hippocampal sulcus; _h_, corpus callosum. 1,
gyrus marginalis; 2, gyrus fornicatus; 3, gyrus compositus posterior.]
On the medial surface of the hemisphere (Fig. 146), the following
arrangement of sulci and gyri seems to be typical. Some distance from
the dorsal margin a long sulcus runs parallel with the margin; this is
the =sulcus splenialis= (_a_). The =marginal gyrus= (1) is dorsad of the
splenial sulcus, passing onto the lateral surface of the hemisphere,
where it is bounded by the lateral sulcus. The splenial sulcus extends
onto the caudal surface of the hemisphere. A shallow =sulcus marginalis=
(_b_) occurs frequently between the sulcus splenialis and the dorsal
margin of the hemisphere. Cranioventrad or the cranial end of the
splenial sulcus is that portion of the =sulcus cruciatus= (_c_) that
lies on the medial surface of the hemisphere. Ventrad of this is a short
shallow furrow which has been called the =sulcus falcialis= (_d_).
Immediately dorsad of the corpus callosum (_h_), separating its dorsal
surface from a part of the hemisphere, is the =supracallosal= or
=callosal= sulcus (_e_). Between the supracallosal (_e_) and splenial
(_a_) sulci is the =gyrus fornicatus= (2).
On the caudal surface of the hemisphere (that facing the cerebellum)
appear the ends of the sulcus splenialis (_a_) and the sulcus rhinalis
posterior (_f_). Hidden in the natural condition by the thalami and
optic tract is the broad =hippocampal= sulcus (_g_), marking externally
the course of the hippocampus.
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