Definition of Frontal cortex

1. Noun. That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead.

Exact synonyms: Frontal Lobe
Group relationships: Cerebral Cortex, Cerebral Mantle, Cortex, Pallium
Terms within: Frontal Gyrus, Precentral Gyrus
Generic synonyms: Lobe

Medical Definition of Frontal cortex

1. Cortex of the frontal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere, originally, the entire cortical expanse anterior to the central sulcus, including the agranular motor and premotor cortex (Brodmann's areas 4 and 6), the dysgranular cortex (area 8), and the granular frontal (prefrontal) cortex anterior to the latter, now more often refers to the granular frontal (prefrontal) cortex. Synonym: frontal area. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frontal Cortex

frontality
frontally
frontals
frontal angle of parietal bone
frontal area
frontal area
frontal artery
frontal belly of occipitofrontalis muscle
frontal bone
frontal bone
frontal border
frontal border of parietal bone
frontal border of sphenoid bone
frontal branch of superficial temporal artery
frontal cortex (current term)
frontal cortex (current term)
frontal crest
frontal eminence
frontal eminence
frontal fontanel
frontal foramen
frontal grooves
frontal gyrus
frontal horn
frontal lobe
frontal lobe
frontal lobe epilepsy
frontal lobe of cerebrum
frontal lobotomy
frontal margin

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