Med.Sci 532 Structure-Function

frontal lobe

  • It is important for voluntary and planned motor behaviors - such things as voluntary movement of eyes, trunk, limbs and the many muscles used for speech
  • The motor speech area (Broca's area) is usually in the frontal lobe of the left hemisphere regardless of which hemisphere is dominant for handedness (i.e. the left hemisphere for right handers).

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