Gyrus

For the video game, see Gyruss.

A gyrus (pl. gyri) is a ridge on the cerebral cortex. It is generally surrounded by one or more sulci (sl. sulcus).

Notable gyri

Superior frontal gyrus, lat. gyrus frontalis superior
Middle frontal gyrus, lat. gyrus frontalis medius
Inferior frontal gyrus, lat. gyrus frontalis inferior with 3 parts: pars opercularis, pars triangularis, and pars orbitalis
Superior temporal gyrus, lat. gyrus temporalis superior

Middle temporal gyrus, lat. gyrus temporalis medius

Inferior temporal gyrus, lat. gyrus temporalis inferior

Precentral gyrus, lat. gyrus praecentralis

Supramarginal gyrus, lat. gyrus supramarginalis

Cuneus

Lingula lat. gyrus lingualis

Media related to Gyri at Wikimedia Commons