Frontal lobe

The frontal lobe is an area in the brains of vertebrates. Located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, frontal lobes are positioned in front of (anterior to) the parietal lobes. The temporal lobes are located beneath and behind the frontal lobes.

Anatomy

In the human brain, the central sulcus separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe along the top of each cerebral cortex. The lateral sulcus separates the inferior frontal gyrus of lower frontal lobes from the temporal lobes.

Related Topics:
Human brain - Central sulcus - Temporal lobe

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The frontal lobe comprises four major folds of cortical tissue: the primary motor cortex, superior frontal gyrus and the middle frontal gyrus of the frontal gyri, and the inferior frontal gyrus.

Related Topics:
Primary motor cortex - Superior frontal gyrus - Middle frontal gyrus - Frontal gyri - Inferior frontal gyrus

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The precentral gyrus is in front of the central sulcus, and behind the precentral sulcus, which separates it from the frontal gyri. The superior and middle gyri are divided by the superior frontal sulcus. The frontal gyri lie above the inferior frontal gyrus, divided by the inferior frontal sulcus.

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