Gyrus
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/* Notable gyri */
[[Image:Gray726.png|thumb|300px|[[Gray's Anatomy|Gray's]] FIG. 726– Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side.]]
[[Image:Gray727.svg|thumb|300px|[[Gray's Anatomy|Gray's]] Fig. 727 - Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere.]]
A '''gyrus''' (pl. ''gyri'') is a ridge on the [[Cerebral cortex|cerebral cortex]]. It is generally surrounded by one or more [[sulcus (neuroanatomy)|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 gyrus]]''lat''. gyrus dentatus
Cuneus
Lingula ''lat''. gyrus lingualis
==See also==
* [[Lissencephaly]]
==External links==
*[http://www.mindsci-clinic.com/selected_gyri_sulci_and_fissures.htm Visual explanation of gyri, sulci, and fissures]
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