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posterior paracentral gyrus
Structure:
- medial continuation of the primary somatosensory cortex (postcentral gyrus)
- it is bounded posteriorly by the marginal sulcus
Function:
- sensory input from the thigh, leg & foot are represented in the posterior paracentral gyrus
Related
marginal sulcus
postcentral gyrus (primary sensory cortex)
General
gyrus
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Component-of
parietal lobe
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