HyperDic: frontal_lobe

English > 1 sense of the expression frontal lobe:
NOUNbodyfrontal lobe, frontal cortexthat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead
English > frontal lobe: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead.
Synonymfrontal cortex
Part ofcerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortexThe layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
Partsfrontal gyrusAny of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum
precentral gyrusThe convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor area
Broaderlobe(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
Spanishárea frontal, lóbulo frontal
Catalanàrea frontal, lòbul frontal

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