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Definition

Monro, Alexand er (secundus)

(mŏn-rō')

Brit. (Scottish) anatomist, 1733–1817.

foramen of M.In the ventricular system of the brain, the small foramen between each lateral ventricle and the third ventricle. SYN: intraventricular foramen; intraventricular foramen.

M. sulcus The sulcus on the lateral wall of the third ventricle of the brain, extending from the opening of the lateral ventricle to the opening of the cerebral aqueduct. It indicates the border between the hypothalamus inferiorly and the thalamus superiorly.