In 612 BC the Babylonians and Medes came and destroyed proud Assyria and the Assyrian Empire passed into history. The statue of King Ashurnasirpal II discovery is important in the study of Biblical Archaeology. Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
Commissure. A commissure is the place where two things are joined. The term is used especially in the fields of anatomy and biology. In anatomy, commissure refers to a bundle of nerve fibers that cross the midline at their level of origin or entry.
Synonym(s): sulcus lateralis [TA], fissura cerebri lateralis, lateral cerebral fissure, sylvian fissure, fissure of Sylvius. sylvian fissure (sÄ­lâ²vÄ-Én) n. The deepest and most conspicuous of the cortical fissures of the brain, extending between the frontal and temporal lobes, then back and slightly upward over the lateral aspect of the cerebral hemisphere. Also called fissure of Sylvius, lateral sulcus. sylvian fissure. Etymology: Franciscus Sylvius; L, fissura, cleft