It Is Easy to Confuse the Terms Sulcus and Gyrus

question 98

Multiple Choice

It is easy to confuse the terms sulcus and gyrus (on the cerebral cortex) . The difference between these two terms is that

• A) a sulcus corresponds to a folia on the cerebellum, whereas a gyrus corresponds to a fissure.
• B) a sulcus is the same as a fissure on the cerebral cortex, whereas a gyrus is a lobe.
• C) a sulcus is a groove, and a gyrus is a deeper groove.
• D) a gyrus is a ridge, and a sulcus is a groove.

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