frontal cortex

Noun
  1. That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead (synset 105501410)
    is a type of: lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
    has:
    • frontal gyrus - any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum
    • precentral gyrus - the convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor area
    is a part of: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
    same as: frontal lobe

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