gyrus fornicatus

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The horseshoe-shaped cortical convolution bordering the hilus of the cerebral hemisphere.

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How to use gyrus fornicatus in a sentence

Latin, gyrus, the ring in which colts are driven round by horse-breakers.
Elements of Morals|Paul Janet
The calcarine fissure passed completely across the gyrus frontitatus on both sides in two cases, on one side in four cases.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
This condition is asserted by many physicians to be referable to destruction of part of the angular gyrus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
Electric stimuli applied to a part of the uppermost temporal gyrus excites movements of the ears and eyes in the dog.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various

This region of the cortex occupies in the Primates, including Man, the pre-central gyrus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various