1-6 Flashcards
(27 cards)
1:
Cribriform foramina (Olfactory nerve)
2:
Optic canal (Optic nerve, Opthalmic artery)
3:
Superior orbital fissure
What structures pass through the superior orbital fissure?
Oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, ophthalmic nerve (CN V1), Abducens nerve, superior ophthalmic vein
4:
Foramen rotundum
What structure passes through the foramen rotundum?
Maxillary nerve (CN V2)
5:
Foramen ovale
What structures pass through the foramen ovale?
Mandibular nerve (CN V3), Accessory meningeal artery, lesser petrosal nerve
6:
Foramen spinosum
What structures pass through the foramen spinosum?
Middle meningeal artery/vein, meningeal branch of mandibular nerve
7:
Foramen lacerum
What structures pass through the foramen lacerum?
Greater petrosal nerve
8
Carotid canal
What structures pass through the carotid canal?
Internal carotid artery, internal carotid nerve plexus
9:
Hiatus for the greater petrosal nerve
10:
Internal acoustic meatus
What structures pass through the internal acoustic meatus?
Facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, labyrinthine artery
11:
Foramen magnum
What structures pass through the foramen magnum?
Medulla oblongata, vertebral arteries and venous plexus, meningeal branches of vertebral arteries, spinal roots of accessory nerve
12:
Hypoglossal canal
What structures pass through the hypoglossal canal?
Hypoglossal nerve
13:
Jugular foramen
What structures pass through the jugular foramen?
Inferior petrosal sinus, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, sigmoid sinus, posterior meningeal artery
14:
Posterior ethmoid foramen
