posterior transverse temporal gyrus ( TTGp )

The term posterior transverse temporal gyrus (TTGp) refers to the more caudal of two or three short oblique convolutions in the inferior wall of the lateral fissure (ltf) of the human ( Carpenter-1983 ). Identified by dissection, they are located on the upper surface of the superior temporal gyrus,(STG) rostral and medial to the planum temporale (PTE). The more rostral convolution is the anterior transverse temporal gyrus (TTGa). Transverse temporal gyri are not seen in the macaque ( Mesulam-1985 ) nor in the smooth cerebral cortex (CTX) of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ). Updated 2 Sep 2024.

Also known as

Name Language Source Source Citation Source Title Organism
Gyrus temporalis transversus posterior Latin NeuroNames University of Washington, Seattle, WA NeuroNames human
posterior transverse temporal convolution of Heschl English Crosby-1962 New York: MacMillan, 1962 Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System human
PTTG acronym NeuroNames University of Washington, Seattle, WA NeuroNames human
posterior transverse temporal gyrus English Crosby-1962 New York: MacMillan, 1962 Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System human
PTT acronym NeuroNames University of Washington, Seattle, WA NeuroNames human
TTGp acronym NeuroNames University of Washington, Seattle, WA NeuroNames human
posterior Heschl's gyrus English Ture-1999 Topographic anatomy of the insular region human
phg acronym Ture-1999 Topographic anatomy of the insular region human
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