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Definition of Foramen of Monro
1. Noun. The small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foramen Of Monro
Literary usage of Foramen of Monro
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1893)
"The foramen of Monro is a foramen by which each lateral ventricle communicates
with the third ventricle. It is formed by the anterior extremity of the body ..."
2. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schäfer, George Dancer Thane, Johnson Symington (1893)
"Ail aperture (foramen of Monro) which has been already mentioned as opening out of
... The anterior horn curves from the foramen of Monro somewhat outwards, ..."
3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"In front, the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricle is small and tapering, and
communicates with that of the opposite side through the foramen of Monro. ..."
4. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1885)
"THE EXISTENCE AND DORSAL CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF THE PORTA (foramen of Monro) IN THE
... the first ever made of " the foramen of Monro ;" in the enlarged one the ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"The alteration of the walls of the left foramen of Monro was slight. The pyramidal
tract on the right side of the pons was much smaller than ..."
6. Anatomical Technology as Applied to the Domestic Cat: An Introduction to by Burt Green Wilder, Simon Henry Gage (1882)
"... and Porta ("Lateral and olfactory ventricles and foramen of Monro"). ...
foramen of Monro ..."
7. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1893)
"... and that it thence projects into each lateral ventricle as the choroid plexus
of each side, reaching from the foramen of Monro in front along the edge ..."
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