Straight gyrus

Straight gyrus

Orbital surface of left frontal lobe. Straight gyrus is shown in orange.

Human brainstem anterior view. Straight gyrus is numbered as #1
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Identifiers
Latin gyrus rectus
NeuroNames hier-76
NeuroLex ID Gyrus rectus
Dorlands
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g_13/12405468
TA A14.1.09.218
FMA 61893

Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The portion of the frontal lobe 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.

A specific function for the straight gyrus has not yet been brought to light; however, in males, greater activation of the straight gyrus within the medial orbitofrontal cortex while observing sexually visual pictures has been strongly linked to HSDD (hypoactive sexual desire disorder).[1]

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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