INSULA CEREBRI
\ˈɪnsjʊlə səɹˈiːbɹi], \ˈɪnsjʊlə səɹˈiːbɹi], \ˈɪ_n_s_j_ʊ_l_ə s_ə_ɹ_ˈiː_b_ɹ_i]\
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The intermediate lobe of the brain. A remarkable group of convolutions within the fissure of Sylvius. It is called, by Cruveilhier, Lobule of the Fissure of Sylvius, Lobule of the corpus striatum. The 'island' of Reil, with the substantia perforata, forms the base of the corpus striatum.
By Robley Dunglison
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