The frontal lobe is located in the anterior part of the cerebral hemispheres:
• Anterior to the parietal lobe.
(The frontal lobe is separated from the parietal lobe by the central sulcus (of Rolando)).
• Superior to the .
(The frontal lobe is separated from the by the lateral fissure of Sylvius).
MRI of the brain, T1-weighted sagittal view. Level 1. Image 1.
1, Gyrus rectus. 2, Corpus callosum. 3, Lateral ventricle.
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted sagittal view. Level 1. Image 1.
1, Gyrus rectus. 2, Corpus callosum. 3, Lateral ventricle.
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted axial view. Level 1. Image 2.
1, Gyrus rectus. 2, Orbit (left side). 3, Lateral ventricle.
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted coronal view. Level 1. Image 3.
1, Gyrus rectus. 2, Middle frontal gyrus. 3, Superior frontal gyrus. 4, Orbit (Right side).
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted sagittal view. Level 2. Image 1.
1, Orbital gyrus. 2, Lateral ventricle.
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted axial view. Level 2. Image 2.
1, Orbital gyrus. 2, Orbit (Right side).
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted coronal view. Level 2. Image 3.
1, Orbital gyrus. 2, Superior frontal gyrus. 3, Middle frontal gyrus. 4, Globe (right side). 5, Maxillary sinus (right side).
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted sagittal view. Level 3. Image 1.
1, Superior frontal gyrus. 2, Lateral ventricle. 3, Splenium of corpus callosum
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted axial view. Level 3. Image 2.
1, Superior frontal gyrus. 2, Precentral gyrus.
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted coronal view. Level 3. Image 3.
1, Superior frontal gyrus. 2, Middle frontal gyrus. 3, Globe (right side). 4, Maxillary sinus (right side).
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted sagittal view. Level 4. Image 1.
1, Middle frontal gyrus. 2, Globe (left side). 3, Maxillary sinus (left side). 4, Hippocampus.
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted axial view. Level 4. Image 2.
1, Middle frontal gyrus. 2, Longitudinal cerebral fissure. 3, Superior frontal gyrus.
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted coronal view. Level 4. Image 3.
1, Middle frontal gyrus. 2, Longitudinal cerebral fissure. 3, Superior frontal gyrus. 4, Orbit (Right side). 5, Maxillary sinus (right side).
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted sagittal view. Level 5. Image 1.
1, Inferior frontal gyrus. 2, Globe (left side). 3, Maxillary sinus (left side). 4, Temporal lobe (left side).
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted axial view. Level 5. Image 2.
1, Inferior frontal gyrus. 2, Lateral ventricle. 3, Splenium of corpus callosum.
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MRI of the brain, T1-weighted coronal view. Level 5. Image 3.
1, Inferior frontal gyrus. 2, Superior frontal gyrus. 3, Superior sagittal sinus.
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