Superior View of the Left Temporal Lobe. 1, cuneus; 2, posterior transverse temporal gyrus; 3, parahippocampal gyrus; 4, middle transverse temporal gyrus; 5, Heschl’s gyrus (anterior transverse temporal gyrus); 6, head of the hippocampus; 7, planum polare; 8, anteromedial surface of the uncus; 9, superior temporal gyrus, where the anterior portion of the temporal lobe starts to deviate medially. (Image courtesy of AL Rhoton, Jr.)