Term Name:	precentral gyrus
Synonyms:	anterior central gyrus, gyrus centralis anterior, gyrus praecentralis, motor cortex (Noback)
Definition:	Component of the frontal lobe. The appearance and disappearance of the central sulcus is the rostral and caudal boundaries of the precentral gyrus respectively. The medial boundary is specific frontal gyri (superior, middle and inferior) whereas the lateral boundary is the medial bank of the central sulcus (Christine Fennema-Notestine).
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002703]