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MeSH Heading: Motor Cortex
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270.548; A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814.624
Unique ID: D009044
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009044
Scope Note: Area of the FRONTAL LOBE concerned with primary motor control located in the dorsal PRECENTRAL GYRUS immediately anterior to the central sulcus. It is comprised of three areas: the primary motor cortex located on the anterior paracentral lobule on the medial surface of the brain; the premotor cortex located anterior to the primary motor cortex; and the supplementary motor area located on the midline surface of the hemisphere anterior to the primary motor cortex.
Entry Term(s): Anterior Central Gyrus; Brodmann Area 4; Brodmann Area 6; Brodmann's Area 4; Brodmann's Area 6; Gyrus Precentralis; Motor Area; Motor Strip; Precentral Gyrus; Precentral Motor Area; Precentral Motor Cortex; Premotor Area; Premotor Cortex; Premotor Cortex and Supplementary Motor Cortex; Premotor and Supplementary Motor Cortices; Primary Motor Area; Primary Motor Cortex; Secondary Motor Areas; Secondary Motor Cortex; Somatic Motor Areas; Somatomotor Areas; Supplementary Motor Area
NLM Classification #: WL 307
Previous Indexing: Cerebral Cortex (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 1971; for PRECENTRAL GYRUS see FRONTAL LOBE 2015-2021
History Note: 1971; for PRECENTRAL GYRUS use FRONTAL LOBE 2015-2021
Date Established: 1971/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/07/01

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Nervous System [A08]
- Central Nervous System [A08.186]
  - Brain [A08.186.211]
    - Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.200]
      - Telencephalon [A08.186.211.200.885]
        
        Cerebrum [A08.186.211.200.885.287]
        
        Cerebral Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500]
        
        Frontal Lobe [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270]
        
        Motor Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270.548]
        
        Prefrontal Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270.700]
        
        Uncinate Fasciculus [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.270.850]

Nervous System [A08]
- Central Nervous System [A08.186]
  - Brain [A08.186.211]
    - Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.200]
      - Telencephalon [A08.186.211.200.885]
        
        Cerebrum [A08.186.211.200.885.287]
        
        Cerebral Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500]
        
        Sensorimotor Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814]
        
        Auditory Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814.249]
        
        Motor Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814.624]
        
        Olfactory Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814.695]
        
        Somatosensory Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814.906]
        
        Visual Cortex [A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.814.953]

Motor Cortex Preferred

Concept UI: M0014112
Scope Note: Area of the FRONTAL LOBE concerned with primary motor control located in the dorsal PRECENTRAL GYRUS immediately anterior to the central sulcus. It is comprised of three areas: the primary motor cortex located on the anterior paracentral lobule on the medial surface of the brain; the premotor cortex located anterior to the primary motor cortex; and the supplementary motor area located on the midline surface of the hemisphere anterior to the primary motor cortex.
Terms: Motor Cortex Preferred Term
Term UI T027021
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1971); Motor Area
Term UI T856691
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Somatic Motor Areas
Term UI T856692
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Somatomotor Areas
Term UI T856693
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

Primary Motor Cortex Narrower

Concept UI: M0590518
Scope Note: A thin band of cells on the posterior portion of the precentral gyrus. It forms a parallel band just anterior to primary motor cortex, and the supplementary motor area occupies the central portion of the premotor cortex, along the midline surface of both hemispheres.
Terms: Primary Motor Cortex Preferred Term
Term UI T853670
Date01/16/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Brodmann's Area 4
Term UI T001108369
Date07/01/2021
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Motor Strip
Term UI T856709
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Precentral Motor Area
Term UI T856710
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Precentral Motor Cortex
Term UI T856711
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Primary Motor Area
Term UI T856713
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Brodmann Area 4
Term UI T001089477
Date10/07/2020
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

Premotor Cortex Narrower

Concept UI: M0590519
Terms: Premotor Cortex Preferred Term
Term UI T853673
Date01/16/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Premotor Area
Term UI T856694
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Secondary Motor Areas
Term UI T856695
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Secondary Motor Cortex
Term UI T856696
Date03/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

Supplementary Motor Area Narrower

Precentral Gyrus Narrower

Brodmann Area 6 Narrower

Motor Cortex MeSH Descriptor Data 2025