Superior frontal sulcus

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Superior frontal sulcus
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Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side.
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Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from above.
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Latin sulcus frontalis superior
NeuroNames 61
NeuroLex ID birnlex_1030
TA A14.1.09.122
FMA 83755
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The superior frontal sulcus is a sulcus between the superior frontal gyrus and the middle frontal gyrus.

Sulcus (neuroanatomy) in neuroanatomy, a depression or groove in the cerebral cortex

In neuroanatomy, a sulcus is a depression or groove in the cerebral cortex. It surrounds a gyrus, creating the characteristic folded appearance of the brain in humans and other mammals. The larger sulci are usually called fissures.

Superior frontal gyrus part of the brain

The superior frontal gyrus (SFG) also marginal gyrus, makes up about one third of the frontal lobe of the human brain. It is bounded laterally by the superior frontal sulcus.

Middle frontal gyrus

The middle frontal gyrus makes up about one-third of the frontal lobe of the human brain.

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Cingulate sulcus

The cingulate sulcus is a sulcus on the cingulate cortex in the medial wall of the cerebral cortex. The frontal and parietal lobes are separated from the cingulate gyrus by the cingulate sulcus. It terminates as the marginal sulcus of the cingulate sulcus. It sends a ramus to separate the paracentral lobule from the frontal gyri, the paracentral sulcus.

Frontal lobe part of the brain

The frontal lobe is the largest of the four major lobes of the brain in mammals, and is located at the front of each hemisphere. It is separated from the parietal lobe by a groove between tissues called the central sulcus, and from the temporal lobe by a deeper groove called the lateral sulcus. The most anterior rounded part of the frontal lobe is known as the frontal pole, one of the three poles of the cerebrum.

Brodmann area 6

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Limbic lobe area of the brain

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Inferior frontal gyrus

The inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), (gyrus frontalis inferior), is the lowest positioned gyrus of the frontal gyri, of the frontal lobe, and is part of the prefrontal cortex.

Precentral sulcus

The precentral sulcus lies parallel to, and in front of, the central sulcus.

Gyrus outward fold on the brain surface

In neuroanatomy, a gyrus is a ridge on the cerebral cortex. It is generally surrounded by one or more sulci. Gyri and sulci create the folded appearance of the brain in humans and other mammals.

Middle cerebral artery one of the three major paired arteries that supply blood to the cerebrum.

The middle cerebral artery (MCA) is one of the three major paired arteries that supply blood to the cerebrum. The MCA arises from the internal carotid and continues into the lateral sulcus where it then branches and projects to many parts of the lateral cerebral cortex. It also supplies blood to the anterior temporal lobes and the insular cortices.

Lobes of the brain part of the cerebral cortex

The lobes of the brain were originally a purely anatomical classification, but have been shown also to be related to different brain functions. The cerebrum, the largest portion of the human brain, is divided into lobes, but so is the cerebellum. If not specified, the expression "lobes of the brain" refers to the cerebrum.

Brodmann area 32

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The frontal gyri are four gyri of the frontal lobe in the brain. These are four horizontally oriented, parallel convolutions, of the frontal lobe. The other main gyrus of the frontal lobe is the precentral gyrus which is vertically oriented, and runs parallel with the precentral sulcus.

Middle temporal gyrus

Middle temporal gyrus is a gyrus in the brain on the Temporal lobe. It is located between the superior temporal gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus.

Inferior frontal sulcus

The inferior frontal sulcus is a sulcus between the middle frontal gyrus and the inferior frontal gyrus.

Orbital gyri

The inferior or orbital surface of the frontal lobe is concave, and rests on the orbital plate of the frontal bone. It is divided into four orbital gyri by a well-marked H-shaped orbital sulcus. These are named, from their position, the medial, anterior, lateral, and posterior, orbital gyri. The medial orbital gyrus presents a well-marked antero-posterior sulcus, the olfactory sulcus, for the olfactory tract; the portion medial to this is named the straight gyrus, and is continuous with the superior frontal gyrus on the medial surface.

Medial frontal gyrus

The superior frontal gyrus is situated above the superior frontal sulcus and is continued on to the medial surface of the hemisphere, the medial frontal gyrus. The medial and superior frontal gyri are two of the frontal gyri of the frontal lobe. The portion on the lateral surface of the hemisphere is usually more or less completely subdivided into an upper and a lower part by an antero-posterior sulcus, the paramedial sulcus, which, however, is frequently interrupted by bridging gyri.

Orbital part of inferior frontal gyrus

The orbital part of inferior frontal gyrus also known as the pars orbitalis is the orbital part of the inferior frontal gyrus.

The superior sulcus (groove) may refer to: