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Straight gyrus

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.Animation. Straight gyrus is depicted as red.Basal surface of cerebrum. Straight gyrus is shown in red.Coronal section of human brain. Straight gyrus depicted as yellow in center bottom.Cerebrum. Optic and olfactory nerves.Inferior view. Deep dissection.Cerebrum. Inferior view.Deep dissectionGyrus rectus seen anteriorly at centre.Gyrus rectus seen anteriorly at centre.This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 822 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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