Small indentation on the inferior surface of the cerebral cortex at the border of the occiptal and parietal lobes. It is considered as a landmark because the occipital lobe is located just behind the line that connects that notch with the parietoccipital sulcus (adapted from Wikipedia). [ BIRNLEX:1436 ]
Synonyms: incisura preoccipitalis occipital notch incisura parieto-occipitalis preoccipital incisura incisura praeoccipitalis preoccipital incisure
Term information
- BIRNLEX:1436
- UMLS:C0228192 (BIRNLEX:1436)
- neuronames:54 (BIRNLEX:1436)
- DHBA:10645
- BAMS:pon
- SCTID:369229005
- FMA:83739
- HBA:9387
- Wikipedia:Preoccipital_notch