Straight gyrus

Straight gyrus
Orbital surface of left frontal lobe. Straight gyrus is shown in orange.
Human brainstem anterior view. Straight gyrus is numbered as #1
Details
Identifiers
Latin	gyrus rectus
NeuroNames	hier-76
NeuroLex ID	Gyrus rectus
Dorlands /Elsevier	g_13/12405468
TA	A14.1.09.218
FMA	61893
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The portion of the inferior frontal lobe immediately adjacent to the longitudinal fissure (and medial to the medial orbital gyrus and olfactory tract) is named the straight gyrus,(or gyrus rectus) and is continuous with the superior frontal gyrus on the medial surface.

A specific function for the straight gyrus has not yet been brought to light; however, in males, greater activation of the straight gyrus within the medial orbitofrontal cortex while observing sexually visual pictures has been strongly linked to HSDD (hypoactive sexual desire disorder).^[1]

Additional images

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  Animation. Straight gyrus is depicted as red.
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  Basal surface of cerebrum. Straight gyrus is shown in red.
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  Coronal section of human brain. Straight gyrus depicted as yellow in center bottom.
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  Cerebrum. Optic and olfactory nerves.Inferior view. Deep dissection.
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  Cerebrum. Inferior view.Deep dissection
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  Gyrus rectus seen anteriorly at centre.
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  Gyrus rectus seen anteriorly at centre.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Straight gyrus.

• Atlas image: n1a2p12 at the University of Michigan Health System
• Atlas image: n1a2p13 at the University of Michigan Health System
• http://www.gesundheit.de/roche/pics/s13048.000-3.html
• NIF Search - Gyrus Rectus via the Neuroscience Information Framework