cerebral gyri

cerebral gyri
gyri cerebri [TA] the tortuous convolutions of the surface of the cerebral hemispheres, caused by infolding of the cortex and separated by sulci. Many are constant enough that they have been given special names.

Gyri cerebri (cerebral gyri) in a lateral view of the right hemisphere.


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