Paraterminal gyrus
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The paraterminal gyrus is a narrow lamina on the medial surface of the hemisphere in front of the lamina terminalis
, behind the parolfactory area, and below the rostrum of the corpus callosum
. It is continuous around the genu
of the corpus callosum with the supracallosal gyrus
.
Lamina terminalis
The median portion of the wall of the fore-brain vesicle consists of a thin lamina, the lamina terminalis, which stretches from the interventricular foramen to the recess at the base of the optic stalk and contains the organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis, which regulates the osmolarity of...
, behind the parolfactory area, and below the rostrum of the corpus callosum
Corpus callosum
The corpus callosum , also known as the colossal commissure, is a wide, flat bundle of neural fibers beneath the cortex in the eutherian brain at the longitudinal fissure. It connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres and facilitates interhemispheric communication...
. It is continuous around the genu
Genu
Latin for "knee", genu is a term commonly encountered in studies of anatomy. It is used to refer to several anatomical structures, including :* conditions affecting the knees, such as genu valgum and genu varum...
of the corpus callosum with the supracallosal gyrus
Supracallosal gyrus
The supracallosal gyrus consists of a thin layer of grey matter in contact with the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum and continuous laterally with the grey matter of the cingulate gyrus....
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