Lateral view of the brain (English)

Looking at the brain from the lateral (first image) and superior views (second image), the frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes can be identified. There are several important gyri and sulci that are visible from these two perspectives. The central sulcus separates the frontal from the parietal lobe (and the precentral gyrus from the postcentral gyrus). At the anterior/rostral aspect the superior, middle and inferior frontal gyri can be seen. The temporal lobe similarly bears the superior, middle and inferior temporal gyri. The parietal lobe has two lobules, superior and inferior, with the angular and the supramarginal gyri present in the latter. Finally, in the posterior/caudal aspect of the brain, the lateral surface of the occipital lobe can be observed. It is separated from the parietal lobe by the parietoocccipital sulcus and the preoccipital notch, seen from the superior perspective.