gyrus

Structure

• one of the prominent rounded elevations (convolutions) that form the cerebral hemispheres.
• each gyrus consists of an exposed superficial part & a deep part hidden in the wall & floor of the adjacent sulci.

More general terms

• brain structure

More specific terms

• angular gyrus
• cingulate gyrus; gyrus cinguli; cingulate cortex
• cornus ammonis (Ammon's horn)
• cuneus
• dentate gyrus
• fusiform gyrus
• inferior frontal gyrus
• inferior temporal gyrus
• lingual gyrus
• middle frontal gyrus
• middle temporal gyrus
• parahippocampal gyrus (hippocampal gyrus)
• postcentral gyrus (primary sensory cortex)
• posterior paracentral gyrus
• precentral gyrus (primary motor cortex)
• precuneus
• superior frontal gyrus
• superior temporal gyrus
• supramarginal gyrus
• transverse temporal/Hershal (gyrus/convolutions)

Additional terms

• sulcus