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Middle frontal gyrus: anatomy, location and function

The middle frontal gyrus is the central of the three frontal gyri on the lateral surface of the frontal lobe. Its dorsolateral part contributes to working memory, planning and executive function, and its posterior part contains the frontal eye field involved in voluntary gaze.

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Highlighted in the model: Middle frontal gyrus. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Middle frontal gyrus at a glance

What it is
The middle frontal gyrus is the central of the three frontal gyri on the lateral surface of the frontal lobe.
Location
It lies between the superior and inferior frontal sulci.
Function
Its dorsolateral part contributes to working memory, planning and executive function, and its posterior part contains the frontal eye field involved in voluntary gaze.
Body system
Nervous · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA72656 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • Part of the prefrontal cortex.
  • Supplied by the middle cerebral artery.

Structures next to the middle frontal gyrus

The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Middle frontal gyrus (FMA72656). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §12.1 Basic Structure and Function of the Nervous System. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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