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Preferred term

Gyrus Cinguli  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • One of the convolutions on the medial surface of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES. It surrounds the rostral part of the brain and CORPUS CALLOSUM and forms part of the LIMBIC SYSTEM. The GRAY MATTER of the cingulate gyrus, possessing multiple intracortical and subcortical connections, and involved in motor control and decision making.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cingular Gyrus
  • Cingulate Area
  • Cingulate Body
  • Cingulate Gyrus
  • Cingulate Region
  • Gyrus, Cingulate

In other languages

  • French

  • Circonvolution cingulaire
  • Circonvolution du cingulum
  • Circonvolution du corps calleux
  • Gyrus cingulaire
  • Lobe falciforme

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P5BM62D4-T

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