| NOUN | body | frontal cortex, frontal lobe | that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead |
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| Meaning | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead. | |
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| Synonym | frontal lobe | |
| Part of | cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex | The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum |
| Parts | 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 | |
| Broader | lobe | (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part |
| Spanish | área frontal, lóbulo frontal | |
| Catalan | àrea frontal, lòbul frontal | |
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