Motor cortex

Motor cortex
Topography of human motor cortex. Supplementary motor area labelled SMA.
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Identifiers
Latincortex motorius
MeSHD009044
NeuroNames2332
NeuroLex IDoen_0001104
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The motor cortex is the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements. The motor cortex is an area of the frontal lobe located in the posterior precentral gyrus immediately anterior to the central sulcus.

Motor cortex controls different muscle groups