| frontal lobe n. The largest and most anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere. |
frontal lobe
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the anterior portion of each cerebral hemisphere, situated in front of the central sulcus
frontal lobe (fr n tl) The largest and forwardmost lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, responsible for the control of skilled motor activity, including speech. Mood and the ability to think are also controlled by the frontal lobe. |
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| Noun | 1. |  frontal lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the foreheadcerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum 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 lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe" |
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