NBEO Ocular Anatomy Posterior Segment (Post Seg) and Cranial Nerves Practice Test

The primary visual cortex sits along the calcarine fissure in the occipital lobe, with the gyrus on the superior bank called the cuneus and the gyrus on the inferior bank called the lingual gyrus. Since the superior portion of the visual cortex lies on the superior bank, it is the cuneus gyrus. The lingual gyrus is on the inferior bank, the precuneus is a medial parietal area not part of the calcarine region, and the occipital gyrus is a broader term not specific to this cortical strip.