Occipital gyrus
Gyrus occipitalis
Definition
The occipital gyrus is a cerebral gyrus located in the caudal part of the cerebral hemisphere, forming part of the occipital cortex. In the dog, it lies caudal to the caudal suprasylvian and caudal ectosylvian gyri.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
