Definition of Temporal gyrus

1. Noun. Any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum.

Generic synonyms: Convolution, Gyrus
Group relationships: Temporal Ccortex, Temporal Lobe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temporal Gyrus

temporal arteries
temporal arteritis
temporal artery
temporal bone
temporal bones
temporal branch of facial nerve
temporal canal
temporal canthus
temporal case
temporal cases
temporal cortex
temporal dispersion
temporal distributive
temporal fascia
temporal fossa
temporal gyrus (current term)
temporal horn
temporal hour
temporal hours
temporal line
temporal lobe
temporal lobe epilepsy
temporal lobes
temporal logic
temporal logics
temporal muscle
temporal order
temporal plane
temporal pole
temporal pole of cerebrum

Literary usage of Temporal gyrus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The inferior temporal gyrus lies below the middle temporal sulcus; ... The middle temporal gyrus lies between the middle and the superior temporal sulci, ..."

2. The Anatomy of the Nervous System from the Standpoint of Development and by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"Dorsal to each of these fissures is a gyrus which bears a similar name: the superior temporal gyrus, between the lateral fissure and the superior temporal ..."

3. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schäfer, George Dancer Thane, Johnson Symington (1893)
"The second temporal gyrus (TV) is continuous with the angular and ... On the under surface of the lobe is the fourth temporal gyrus, lying between the third ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"Lateral to this fissure is the narrow tentorial part of the inferior temporal gyrus, and medial to it the fusiform gyrus, which extends from the occipital ..."

5. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"... of Sylvius First temporal gyrus Second temporal gyrus Third temporal gyrus Fissure of Rolando Parallel sulcus Second temporal sulcus Limiting sulcus of ..."

6. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"The inferior temporal gyrus lies below the middle temporal sulcus ; it forms ... The middle temporal gyrus lies between the middle and the superior temporal ..."

7. Histological Studies on the Localisation of Cerebral Function by Alfred Walter Campbell (1905)
"FIBRE ARRANGEMENT IN THE FIRST temporal gyrus (HINDER PART). TYPE No. 2. (Plate XII, fig. 2.) The type of fibre arrangement in this area is homologous to ..."

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