Definition of Gyri. Meaning of Gyri. Synonyms of Gyri

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Definition of Gyri

Gyri
Gyri Gy"ri, n. pl. See Gyrus.
Gyri
Gyrus Gy"rus, n.; pl. Gyri. [L. See Gyre, n.] A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain.

Meaning of Gyri from wikipedia

- gyrus (pl.: gyri) is a ridge on the cerebral cortex. It is generally surrounded by one or more sulci (depressions or furrows; sg.: sulcus). Gyri and sulci...
- back as all other temporal lobe gyri run. The Heschl's gyri are named after Richard L. Heschl. The transverse temporal gyri are active during auditory processing...
- cortex is smooth. A fold or ridge in the cortex is termed a gyrus (plural gyri) and a groove is termed a sulcus (plural sulci). These surface convolutions...
- The frontal gyri are six gyri of the frontal lobe in the brain. There are five horizontally oriented, parallel convolutions, of the frontal lobe that...
- of brain folds (gyri) and grooves (sulci). It is a form of cephalic disorder. Terms such as agyria (no gyri) and pachygyria (broad gyri) are used to describe...
- part of the insula is subdivided by shallow sulci into three or four short gyri. The anterior insula receives a direct projection from the basal part of...
- Gyri Tove Sørensen (born 12 June 1951) is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Oslo. She parti****ted at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where...
- orbital gyri by a well-marked H-shaped orbital sulcus. These are named, from their position, the medial, anterior, lateral, and posterior, orbital gyri. The...
- or groove in the cerebral cortex. One or more sulci surround a gyrus (pl. gyri), a ridge on the surface of the cortex, creating the characteristic folded...
- The parahippocampal gyrus (or hippocampal gyrus) is a grey matter cortical region of the brain that surrounds the hippocampus and is part of the limbic...