Middle frontal gyrus
The middle frontal gyrus makes up about one-third of the frontal lobe of the human brain. (A gyrus is one of the prominent "bumps" or "ridges" on the surface of the human brain.)
| Middle frontal gyrus | |
|---|---|
Middle frontal gyrus of the human brain. | |
Coronal section through anterior cornua of lateral ventricles. | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Frontal lobe |
| Artery | Middle cerebral |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | gyrus frontalis medius |
| NeuroNames | 84 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1451 |
| TA98 | A14.1.09.118 |
| TA2 | 5454 |
| FMA | 61859 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The middle frontal gyrus, like the inferior frontal gyrus and the superior frontal gyrus, is more of a region in the frontal gyrus than a true gyrus.
The borders of the middle frontal gyrus are the inferior frontal sulcus below; the superior frontal sulcus above; and the precentral sulcus behind.
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