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fusiform gyrus

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The fusiform gyrus is part of the temporal lobe. It is also known as the (discontinuous) occipitotemporal gyrus. Other sources have the fusiform gyrus above the occipitotemporal gyrus and underneath the parahippocampal gyrus. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusiform_gyrus ]

Term info

Label

fusiform gyrus

Synonyms
  • gyrus occipitotemporalis lateralis
  • lateral occipitotemporal gyrus
  • medial occipitotemporal gyrus-1 (heimer)
  • occipitotemporal gyrus
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

latin term
gyrus occipitotemporalis lateralis [ FMA : TA FMA : 61908 ]

latin term
gyrus occipito-temporalis lateralis [ NeuroNames : 139 ]

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has related synonym

t4, lateral occipito-temporal gyrus, gyrus occipito-temporalis lateralis, gyrus fusiformis, occipito-temporal gyrus

id

UBERON:0002766