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Brain: Paracentral lobule
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Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Paracentral lobule labeled at center top.)
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Latin lobulus paracentralis
Gray's subject #189 822
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MeSH [1]

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.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.


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