Difference between fissure & sulcus?

[HistoRocks]

Fissure is deeper than sulcus. Is that all that matters, comparison-wise? Specifically, I am thinking of the anterior median fissure and posterior median sulcus here.

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[Phil Anthropist]

Fissure is deeper than sulcus. Is that all that matters, comparison-wise? Specifically, I am thinking of the anterior median fissure and posterior median sulcus here.

Hehehe. Memories of neuroanatomy.
Yep, that's pretty much it.

Also, I highly doubt you would need to know this for the MCAT