Jump to content

Hypothalamic sulcus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Arcadian (talk | contribs) at 15:18, 8 May 2007 ({{Diencephalon}}). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Hypothalamic sulcus
Details
Identifiers
Latinsulcus hypothalamicus
NeuroNames449
TA98A14.1.08.422
TA25779
FMA78465
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The upper and lower portions of the lateral wall of the third ventricle correspond to the alar lamina and basal lamina respectively of the lateral wall of the fore-brain vesicle and are separated from each other by a furrow, the hypothalamic sulcus (sulcus of Monro), which extends from the interventricular foramen to the cerebral aqueduct.

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 816 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)