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A gyrus (pl. gyri) is a ridge on the cerebral cortex. It is generally surrounded by one or more sulci.
Notable gyri
- Fornicate gyrus
- Superior frontal gyrus, lat. gyrus frontalis superior
- Middle frontal gyrus, lat. gyrus frontalis medius
- Inferior frontal gyrus, lat. gyrus frontalis inferior with 3 parts: pars opercularis, pars triangularis, and pars orbitalis
- Superior temporal gyrus, lat. gyrus temporalis superior
Middle temporal gyrus, lat. gyrus temporalis medius
Inferior temporal gyrus, lat. gyrus temporalis inferior
- Fusiform gyrus, lat. gyrus occipitotemporalis medius
- Parahippocampal gyrus, lat. gyrus parahippocampalis
- Transverse temporal gyrus
Precentral gyrus, lat. gyrus praecentralis
- Postcentral gyrus, lat. gyrus postcentralis
Supramarginal gyrus, lat. gyrus supramarginalis
Angular gyrus, lat. gyrus angularis
- Cingulate gyrus lat. gyrus cinguli
- Dentate gyruslat. gyrus dentatus
Cuneus
Lingula lat. gyrus lingualis
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