Central nervous systemNeuroanatomy

Lingual gyrus

gyrus lingualis

Medial surface of the occipital lobe, below the calcarine sulcus. It is the backward continuation of the medial occipitotemporal gyrus of the inferior surface.

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Other structures in this region

Superior frontal gyrus
Middle frontal gyrus
Inferior frontal gyrus (Broca's area)
Precentral gyrus
Orbital gyri and gyrus rectus
Postcentral gyrus
Superior parietal lobule
Supramarginal gyrus