superior temporal convolution (gyrus)

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• temporal convolution — noun or temporal gyrus Etymology: temporal (IV) : any of three major convolutions of the external surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum that are ordered approximately horizontally as a superior, a middle, and an inferior convolution …   Useful english dictionary

• gyrus — One of the prominent rounded elevations that form the cerebral hemispheres, each consisting of an exposed superficial portion and a portion hidden from view in the wall and floor of the sulcus. [L. fr. G. gyros, circle] angular g. [TA] a folded… …   Medical dictionary

• convolution — 1. A coiling or rolling of an organ. 2. Specifically, a gyrus of the cerebral or cerebellar cortex. [L. convolutio] angular c. SYN: angular gyrus. anterior central c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending frontal c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending …   Medical dictionary

• gyrus temporalis superior — [TA] superior temporal gyrus: the convolution of the temporal lobe lying between the superior temporal sulcus and the lateral sulcus, continuous posteriorly with the supramarginal gyrus …   Medical dictionary

• gyrus angularis — [TA] angular gyrus: a convolution of the inferior parietal lobule, arching over the posterior end of the superior temporal sulcus and continuous with the middle temporal gyrus …   Medical dictionary

• gyrus supramarginalis — [TA] supramarginal gyrus: the convolution of the inferior parietal lobe that curves around the upper end of the posterior branch of the lateral fissure and is continuous behind it with the superior temporal gyrus …   Medical dictionary

• wernicke's convolution — noun or wernicke s gyrus Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Karl Wernicke died 1905 : the superior temporal convolution …   Useful english dictionary

• gyrus temporalis medius — [TA] middle temporal gyrus: the convolution of the temporal lobe lying between the superior and the inferior temporal sulci; it is continuous posteriorly with the angular gyrus …   Medical dictionary

• angular gyrus — n the cerebral gyrus of the posterior part of the external surface of the parietal lobe that arches over the posterior end of the sulcus between the superior and middle gyri of the temporal lobe called also angular convolution …   Medical dictionary

• Primary sensory areas — The primary sensory areas are the main cerebral areas that receive sensory information from thalamic nerve projections. Though some areas of the human brain that receive primary sensory information remain poorly defined, each of the five sensory… …   Wikipedia

• Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… …   Medical dictionary