Holes in the skull Flashcards
1
Q
Cribriform plate olfactory foramina
A
Olfactory nerve
2
Q
Superior orbital fissure
A
Oculomotor nerve (cn III) Trochlear nerve (CN IV) Opthalmic division of trigeminal nerve (V1) Abducens nerve (CN VI) Opthalmic veins
3
Q
Optic canal
A
Optic nerve (CN II) Opthalmic artery
4
Q
Foramen rotundum
A
Maxillary brange of trigeminal nerve (V2)
5
Q
Foramen Ovale
A
Optic ganglion V3 (Mandibular division of trigeminal) Accessory meningeal artery Lesser petrosal nerve Emissary veins
6
Q
Foramen spinosum
A
Middle meningeal artery
Middle meningeal vein
Meningeal branch of mandibular nerve
7
Q
Foramen lacerum
A
Closed in life- internal carotid emerges through
8
Q
Foramen magnum
A
Vertebral arteries Anterior spinal artery Meningeal branches of cervical nerves Posterior spinal arteries Spinal parts of accessory nerve Alar and apical ligaments of the dens Tectorial membrane Medulla oblongata
9
Q
Internal acoustic meatus
A
Vestibular cochlear nerve (CN VIII) Facial nerve (CN VII) - but then emerges through stylomastoid foramina
10
Q
Stylomastoid foramina
A
Facial nerve emerges through
11
Q
Hypoglossal canal
A
Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
Meningeal branch of pharyngeal artery
Venous plexus of hypoglossal canal
12
Q
Jugular foramina
A
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Vagus (X)
Accessory (XI)
Jugular vein
13
Q
Inferior orbital fissure
A
Zygomatic branch of maxillary nerve
Inferior opthalmic vein
Sympathetic nerves
