Lateral occipital sulcus

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Synonyms: Lateral occipital sulcus, Inferior occipital sulcus, Sulcus occipitalis inferior

The lateral occipital sulcus is a sulcus of the occipital lobe.

Anatomy

The lateral occipital sulcus separates the middle occipital gyrus from the inferior occipital gyrus[^1].

Figure

Lateral occipital sulcus
Lateral view of the lateral occipital sulcus (marked in red).