pars opercularis gyri frontalis inferioris

pars opercularis gyri frontalis inferioris
[TA] opercular part of inferior frontal gyrus: the part of the inferior frontal gyrus lying posterior to the ascending ramus of the lateral sulcus and pars triangularis and overlapping the insular lobe (insula). In the hemisphere dominant for speech, it is Broca's motor speech area. See also operculum frontale and operculum frontoparietale.

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