Frontal Lobe Functions

Question 1

Precentral gyrus

Answer 1

Primary motor cortex, origin of descending motor pathway, initiate voluntary movements

Question 2

Premotor and supplemental motor areas

Answer 2

Part of precentral, nearby portions of superior and middle frontal gyri

Question 3

Broca’s area

Answer 3

Inferior frontal gyrus of (usually) left hemisphere.

Production of spoken and written language

Question 4

Prefrontal cortex

Answer 4

Rest of frontal lobe
Executive functions (personality, foresight, insight)