Subcallosal area

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 362357004

Subcallosal area

Definition

The subcallosal area (parolfactory area of Broca, area parolfactoria) is a small triangular field on the medial surface of the hemisphere in front of the subcallosal gyrus, from which it is separated by the posterior parolfactory sulcus; it is continuous below with the olfactory trigone, and above and in front with the cingulate gyrus; it is limited anteriorly by the anterior parolfactory sulcus. [WP,unvetted].

Also known as adolfactory area, area paraolfactoria, paraolfactory area, parolfactory area — per UBERON

The Subcallosal area is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as