Term Name: gyrus
Synonyms: cerebral gyrus, folia, folium, folium of brain, gyri, gyri of cerebrum, gyrus of cerebrum
Definition: A ridge on the cerebral cortex. It is generally surrounded by one or more sulci .
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0000200]

Relationships
is part of: cerebral hemisphere
is a type of: ectoderm-derived structure morphological feature structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
has subtype: angular gyrus anterior cingulate gyrus caudal middle frontal gyrus cingulate gyrus cuneus cortex frontal gyrus fusiform gyrus gyrus rectus inferior temporal gyrus lateral occipital cortex limen of insula lingual gyrus medial olfactory gyrus middle temporal gyrus occipital gyrus orbital gyrus orbitofrontal cortex paracentral gyrus paracentral lobule parahippocampal gyrus postcentral gyrus posterior cingulate gyrus posterior parahippocampal gyrus precuneus cortex rostral gyrus rostral middle frontal gyrus superior temporal gyrus supracallosal gyrus supramarginal gyrus transverse gyrus of Heschl