Medical dictionary. 2011.
Angular gyrus — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = gyrus angularis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Figure one illustrates significant language areas of the brain. Brodmann area 39 is highlighted in red. Caption2 = Drawing of a cast to illustrate the… … Wikipedia
angular gyrus — noun see angular convolution * * * angular gyrus, a part of the left hemisphere of the brain, in which visual images of words are converted into their associated sounds … Useful english dictionary
angular gyrus syndrome — a syndrome resulting from an infarction or other lesion of the angular gyrus on the dominant side; symptoms may include alexia or agraphia or may feature the symptoms of Gerstmann syndrome … Medical dictionary
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
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 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 convolution — noun or angular gyrus : one of the convolutions of the posterior part of the external surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum … Useful english dictionary
artery of angular gyrus — ramus gyri angularis arteriae cerebri mediae … Medical dictionary
Angular bundle — In the brain, the angular bundle is a composite fiber tract within the ventrolateral aspect of the lateral ventricle s temporal horn. It contains the perforant path (the main input to the hippocampus, extending from the entorhinal cortex to… … Wikipedia
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
