postcentral gyrus

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• postcentral gyrus — n a gyrus of the parietal lobe located just posterior to the central sulcus, lying parallel to the precentral gyrus of the temporal lobe, and comprising the somatosensory cortex …   Medical dictionary

• Postcentral gyrus — Infobox Brain Name = Postcentral gyrus Latin = gyrus postcentralis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 823 Caption = Postcentral gyrus of the human brain. Caption2 = Brodmann areas 3, 1 and 2 of human brain. Brodmann area 3 is in red, area 1 in green,… …   Wikipedia

• postcentral gyrus — noun the convolution of parietal lobe that is bounded in front by the central sulcus • Hypernyms: ↑central gyrus • Part Holonyms: ↑parietal lobe, ↑parietal cortex …   Useful english dictionary

• Gyrus postcentral — Le gyrus postcentral est un gyrus du lobe pariétal du cortex cérébral, limité en avant par le sillon central et en arrière par le sillon postcentral. C est un ruban vertical qui suit les sinuosités de la scissure de Rolando (ou sillon central),… …   Wikipédia en Français

• 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

• Postcentral sulcus — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = sulcus postcentralis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 822 Caption = Postcentral sulcus of the human brain. Caption2 = Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side. IsPartOf = Components =… …   Wikipedia

• postcentral — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: post + central : located behind a center or central structure; especially : located behind the central sulcus of the cerebral cortex the postcentral gyrus the postcentral sulcus * * * adj. * * * postcentral centrally …   Useful english dictionary

• postcentral — Referring to the cerebral convolution forming the posterior bank of the central sulcus : the p. gyrus. * * * post·cen·tral pōst sen trəl adj located behind a center or central structure esp located behind the central sulcus of the cerebral cortex …   Medical dictionary

• gyrus postcentralis — [TA] postcentral gyrus: the convolution of the parietal lobe lying between the central and postcentral sulci; the primary sensory area of the cerebral cortex for the face, upper extremity, trunk, and hip. Called also posterior central g. and… …   Medical dictionary

• gyrus paracentralis posterior — [TA] posterior paracentral gyrus: the posterior portion of the paracentral lobule, medial to and continuous with the postcentral gyrus; it is the primary somatosensory cortex for the lower extremities and genitalia …   Medical dictionary

• postcentral sulcus of cerebrum — sulcus postcentralis cerebri [TA] a sulcus on the superolateral surface of the cerebrum, separating the postcentral gyrus from the remainder of the parietal lobe …   Medical dictionary