(brō-ka' , brō'kă)

Fr. surgeon and anthropologist, 1824–1880.

B. aphasia Motor aphasia.

B. area The area of the left hemisphere of the brain at the posterior end of the inferior frontal gyrus. It contains the motor speech area and controls movements of tongue, lips, and vocal cords. Loss of speech may follow any stroke affecting this area. SYN: Broca center; Broca convolution; motor speech area; speech center.

SEE: motor aphasia.

B. center Broca area.

B. circulation Broca area.

B. convolution Broca area.

B. fissure The fissure encircling the third left frontal convolution of the brain.

B. gyrus The posterior two thirds of the inferior frontal gyrus, a gyrus of the frontal lobe just above the beginning of the fissure of Sylvius.

B. point Auricular point.

B. pouch A sac in the tissues of the labia majora.

diagonal band of B.Diagonal band .