Cingulate gyrus

Introduction: Cingulate gyrus

Description of Cingulate gyrus

Cingulate gyrus: [TA] a long, curved convolution of the medial surface of the cortical hemisphere, arched over the corpus callosum from which it is separated by the deep sulcus of corpus callosum; together with the parahippocampal gyrus, with which it is continuous behind the corpus callosum, it forms the fornicate gyrus. SYN: gyrus cinguli [TA], callosal convolution, callosal gyrus, cingulate convolution, falciform lobe, lobus falciformis.
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Cingulate gyrus: a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system.
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Cingulate gyrus: one of three essential structures comprising the limbic lobe, the other two being the hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus.
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Cingulate gyrus: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cingulate gyrus:

• Cingulate
• Gyrus
• Long
• Convolution
• Surface
• Cortical
• Hemisphere
• Corpus

Terms associated with Cingulate gyrus:

Terms Similar to Cingulate gyrus:

• gyrus cinguli

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Broader terms for Cingulate gyrus

• limbic system

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• neural structure

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The term Cingulate gyrus can be used for:

• cingulate cortex

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cingulate gyrus

The following list attempts to classify Cingulate gyrus into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• neural structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

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