This article covers the term uncus in human anatomy. For the process of the same name in the male genital apparatus of insects see Aedeagus .
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Uncus ( Latin for 'hook') means the hook-shaped front end of the parahippocampal gyrus or its continuation , which is visible on the surface of the temporal lobe . The gap between the posterior end of the uncus and the underlying parahippocampal gyrus is called the uncus sulcus .
