Isthmus of cingulate gyrus
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| Isthmus of cingulate gyrus( Brodmann area 29) | |
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 Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Isthmus labeled at left center.) | |
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| Latin | isthmus gyri cinguli |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The cingulate gyrus commences below the rostrum of the corpus callosum, curves around in front of the genu, extends along the upper surface of the body, and finally turns downward behind the splenium, where it is connected by a narrow isthmus with the parahippocampal gyrus.
Additional images
Medial surface of cerebral cortex - gyri
Isthmus of the cingulate gyrus, medial surface of right hemisphere
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)