Question

What is gyrus in the brain?

Answer 1

Human brain:

1. The human brain controls nearly every aspect of the human body ranging from physiological functions to cognitive abilities.
2. It functions by receiving and sending signals via neurons to different parts of the body.
3. The human brain, just like most other mammals, has the same basic structure, but it is better developed than any other mammalian brain.

Gyrus:

1. The brain has an overall wrinkled appearance, consisting of many ridges and indentations.
2. A gyrus (plural: gyri) is the name given to the bumps and ridges on the cerebral cortex (the outermost layer of the brain).
3. Gyri are found on the surface of the cerebral cortex and are made up of grey matter, consisting of nerve cell bodies and dendrites.