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Frontal operculum
| Name: | Frontal operculum |
| Description: | Portion of frontal lobe that overlaps the insular cortex (adapted from Wikipedia) |
| Synonym(s): | inferior frontal gyrus pars opercularis[1] |
| Is part of: | inferior frontal gyrus[1] |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Publication link: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797078/figure/F2/ |
| Id: | birnlex_751 |
| Defining criteria: | topography |
| Organism: | Human |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 39 |
| Defining Criteria: | topography |
| Topography defining Criteria: | The frontal operculum is demarcated caudally from the ventral precentral gyrus by the inferior precentral sulcus, dorsally from the middle frontal gyrus by the inferior frontal sulcus, and rostrally from the pars triangularis by the anterior ascending ramus of the Sylvian fissure |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keller SS et al. (2009) A comparative magnetic resonance imaging study of the anatomy, variability, and asymmetry of Broca's area in the human and chimpanzee brain. J Neurosci 29: 14607-16 PubMed
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| Created | 8 October 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| DefiningCriteria | topography + |
| Definition | Portion of frontal lobe that overlaps the insular cortex (adapted from Wikipedia) |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_751 + |
| Is part of | Inferior frontal gyrus + |
| Label | Frontal operculum + |
| ModifiedDate | 11 July 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=39 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| PublicationLink | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797078/figure/F2/ + |
| Species | Human + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | inferior frontal gyrus pars opercularis + |
| TomoDefiningCriteria | The frontal operculum is demarcated caudal … The frontal operculum is demarcated caudally from the ventral precentral gyrus by the inferior precentral sulcus, dorsally from the middle frontal gyrus by the inferior frontal sulcus, and rostrally from the pars triangularis by the anterior ascending ramus of the Sylvian fissure ior ascending ramus of the Sylvian fissure |
| Umlscui | C0149547 + |