Middle frontal gyrus

Part of the brain's frontal lobe
Middle frontal gyrus
Middle frontal gyrus of the human brain.
Coronal section through anterior cornua of lateral ventricles.
Details
Part ofFrontal lobe
ArteryMiddle cerebral
Identifiers
Latingyrus frontalis medius
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NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1451
TA98A14.1.09.118
TA25454
FMA61859
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The middle frontal gyrus makes up about one-third of the frontal lobe of the human brain. (A gyrus is one of the prominent "bumps" or "ridges" on the surface of the human brain.)

The middle frontal gyrus, like the inferior frontal gyrus and the superior frontal gyrus, is more of a region in the frontal gyrus than a true gyrus.

The borders of the middle frontal gyrus are the inferior frontal sulcus below; the superior frontal sulcus above; and the precentral sulcus behind.[1]

Additional images

  • Position of middle frontal gyrus (shown in red).
    Position of middle frontal gyrus (shown in red).
  • Left cerebral hemisphere seen from above.
    Left cerebral hemisphere seen from above.
  • Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere.
    Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere.
  • Lateral surface of right cerebral hemisphere. Middle frontal gyrus is noted by red arrows.
    Lateral surface of right cerebral hemisphere. Middle frontal gyrus is noted by red arrows.
  • Cerebrum. Lateral view.Deep dissection.
    Cerebrum. Lateral view.Deep dissection.
  • Cerebrum. Lateral view.Deep dissection.
    Cerebrum. Lateral view.Deep dissection.
  • Cerebrum. Lateral view.Deep dissection.
    Cerebrum. Lateral view.Deep dissection.
  • Rostral middle frontal gyrus.
    Rostral middle frontal gyrus.
  • Caudal middle frontal gyrus.
    Caudal middle frontal gyrus.
  • Middle frontal gyrus highlighted in green on coronal T1 MRI images
    Middle frontal gyrus highlighted in green on coronal T1 MRI images
  • Middle frontal gyrus highlighted in green on sagittal T1 MRI images
    Middle frontal gyrus highlighted in green on sagittal T1 MRI images
  • Middle frontal gyrus highlighted in green on transversal T1 MRI images
    Middle frontal gyrus highlighted in green on transversal T1 MRI images

References

  1. ^ Briggs, Robert G.; Lin, Yueh-Hsin; Dadario, Nicholas B.; Kim, Sihyong J.; Young, Isabella M.; Bai, Michael Y.; Dhanaraj, Vukshitha; Fonseka, R. Dineth; Hormovas, Jorge; Tanglay, Onur; Chakraborty, Arpan R.; Milligan, Ty M.; Abraham, Carol J.; Anderson, Christopher D.; Palejwala, Ali H.; Conner, Andrew K.; O'Donoghue, Daniel L.; Sughrue, Michael E. (June 2021). "Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Middle Frontal Gyrus". World Neurosurgery. 150: e520–e529. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.045. PMID 33744423. S2CID 232310374.
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