Paracentral lobule

Paracentral lobule

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Latin = lobulus paracentralis
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Caption = Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Paracentral lobule labeled at center top.)


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The posterior part of the superior frontal gyrus is sometimes marked off by a vertical sulcus, and is distinguished as the paracentral lobule, because it is continuous with the anterior and posterior central gyri.


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