| superior temporal gyrus | A longitudinal gyrus on the lateral surface of the temporal lobe between the lateral (sylvian) fissure and the superior temporal sulcus. Synonym: gyrus temporalis superior, first temporal convolution, superior temporal convolution. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| supracallosal gyrus | A thin layer of gray matter on the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum in which the medial and lateral longitudinal stria lie embedded. The indusium griseum is a rudimentary component of the hippocampus, continuous caudally around the splenium of the corpus callosum with the fasciolar gyrus, a slender convolution in turn continuous with the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus; rostrally the indusium griseum curves around the genu and rostrum of corpus callosum and extends ventralward to the olfactory trigone as the tenia tecta or rudimentum hippocampi, hidden in the depth of the posterior parolfactory sulcus that marks the anterior border of the subcallosal gyrus or precommissural septum. Synonym: supracallosal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep transitional gyrus | The transverse gyrus of the embryo which in development becomes buried in the depth of the central sulcus of the cerebral hemisphere. Dentate gyrus, one of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other one being the Ammon's horn. Synonym: gyrus dentatus, dentate fascia, fascia dentata hippocampi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supramarginal gyrus | A folded convolution capping the posterior extremity of the lateral (sylvian) sulcus; together with the angular gyrus, it forms the inferior half of the parietal lobe. Synonym: gyrus supramarginalis, supramarginal convolution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dentate gyrus | Serrated strip of gray matter under the medial border of the hippocampus and in its depths. It is an archicortex which develops along the edge of the hippocampal fissure and which consists of molecular, granular, and polymorphic layers. The molecular layer is continuous with that of the hippocampus in the depths of the hippocampal fissure. (carpenter and sutin, human neuroanatomy, 8th ed, p626) (12 Dec 1998) |
| inferior frontal gyrus | A broad convolution on the convexity of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum between the inferior frontal sulcus and the sylvian fissure; divided by branches of the sylvian fissure into three parts: pars (opercularis) basilaris, triangular part, and orbital part; the first two constitute a portion of the frontal operculum. Synonym: gyrus frontalis inferior, inferior frontal convolution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior occipital gyrus | A gyrus situated below the lateral occipital sulcus on the lower part of the lateral surface of the occipital lobe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior parietal gyrus | The area of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum lying below the interparietal sulcus; it contains the angular and the supramarginal gyri. Synonym: lobulus parietalis inferior, inferior parietal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior temporal gyrus | A sagittal convolution on the inferolateral border of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum, separated from the middle temporal gyrus by the inferior temporal sulcus. On the inferior surface of the temporal lobe it is separated from the medial occipitotemporal gyrus by the occipitotemporal sulcus. It includes the lateral occipitotemporal gyrus. Synonym: gyrus temporalis inferior, inferior temporal convolution, third temporal convolution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isthmus of cingulate gyrus | The narrowing of the cingulate gyrus, at its transition with the hippocampal gyrus behind and below the splenium of the corpus callosum, caused by the anterior extension of the conjoined parieto-occipital and calcarine sulci. Synonym: isthmus gyri cinguli, isthmus of gyrus fornicatus, isthmus of limbic lobe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isthmus of gyrus fornicatus | The narrowing of the cingulate gyrus, at its transition with the hippocampal gyrus behind and below the splenium of the corpus callosum, caused by the anterior extension of the conjoined parieto-occipital and calcarine sulci. Synonym: isthmus gyri cinguli, isthmus of gyrus fornicatus, isthmus of limbic lobe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail of dentate gyrus | A slender whitish band, the attenuated anterior continuation of the dentate gyrus (fascia dentata), crossing transversally the surface of the recurved part of the uncus gyri parahippocampalis. Synonym: band of Giacomini, cauda fasciae dentatae, frenulum of Giacomini, tail of dentate gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transitional gyrus | A small convolution connecting two lobes or two main gyri in the depth of a sulcus. Synonym: annectent gyrus, transitional convolution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uncinate gyrus | Origin: L. <zoology> A hook or claw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fasciolar gyrus | A small paired band that passes around the splenium of the corpus callosum from the lateral longitudinal stria to the dentate gyrus. Synonym: gyrus fasciolaris, fascia cinerea, fasciola cinerea. (05 Mar 2000) |