Gyrus vs. Sulcus

Gyrusnoun

(anatomy) A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.

Gyrusnoun

A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain.

Gyrusnoun

a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

Gyrus

In neuroanatomy, a gyrus (pl. gyri) is a ridge on the cerebral cortex.

Sulcusnoun

(anatomy) A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.

Sulcusnoun

(planetology) A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process.

Sulcusnoun

A furrow; a groove; a fissure.

Sulcusnoun

(anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain