- cingulate gyrus
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A section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the fornicate gyrus, which arches over the corpus callosum.Syn: callosal gyrus
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Cingulate gyrus — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = gyrus cinguli GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. Caption2 = Human brain inferior medial view (Cingulate gyrus is #7) IsPartOf = Components = Anterior cingulate… … Wikipedia
cingulate gyrus — cin·gu·late gyrus .siŋ gyə lət , .lāt n a medial gyrus of each cerebral hemisphere that partly surrounds the corpus callosum * * * gyrus cingulatus g. cinguli … Medical dictionary
cingulate gyrus — noun a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system • Syn: ↑gyrus cinguli • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Part Holonyms: ↑limbic system, ↑visceral brain, ↑limbi … Useful english dictionary
Cingulate cortex — Brain: Cingulate cortex Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere … Wikipedia
Cingulate sulcus — Brain: Cingulate sulcus Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. MRI showing the cingulate … Wikipedia
gyrus frontalis medialis — [TA] medial frontal gyrus: the medial surface of the frontal lobe, separated from the cingulate gyrus by the cingulate sulcus, and continuous with the superior frontal gyrus above and the gyrus rectus below … Medical dictionary
Gyrus — 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 *… … Wikipedia
cingulate sulcus — sulcus cinguli [TA] a long, irregularly shaped sulcus on the medial surface of a hemisphere, which separates the cingulate gyrus below from the medial surface of the superior frontal gyrus and the paracentral lobule above. At its posterior end it … Medical dictionary
cingulate area — the area comprising the cingulate gyrus and isthmus, an important component of the limbic system … Medical dictionary
gyrus cinguli — [TA] cingulate gyrus: an arch shaped convolution closely related to the surface of the corpus callosum, from which it is separated by the callosal sulcus; called also callosal g., g. callosus, and g. cingulatus … Medical dictionary
