fusiform gyrus

Term ID

UBERON:0002766

Synonyms

• gyrus fusiformis
• gyrus occipito-temporalis lateralis
• lateral occipito-temporal gyrus
• medial occipitotemporal gyrus-1 (heimer)
• occipito-temporal gyrus
• t4

Definition

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

References

• BAMS:FuG
• BAMS:LOTG
• BAMS:OTG
• Fusiform:gyrus
• HBA:4156
• NCIT:C33197
• UMLS:C0152313
• birnlex:1641
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=139
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0152313
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/110678003

Ontology

Uberon Ontology