Cranial fossae (dave's notes)

Question 1

What is the floor of the anterior cranial fossa?

Answer 1

The orbits, ethmoidal sinuses and nose

Question 2

What does the anterior cranial fossa contain?

Answer 2

The frontal lobes, the olfactory (up to 20 filaments) and ethmoidal nerves

Question 3

What parts does the middle cranial fossa consist of?

Answer 3

The median, and right and left lateral parts

Question 4

What does the median part of the middle cranial fossa contain?

Answer 4

The pituitary gland, optic nerves and ciasman, and the inter cavernous sinuses

Question 5

What does the lateral part of the middle cranial fossa contain?

Answer 5

The cavernous sinus, 3,4,5,6 cranial nerves, internal carotid artery, middle meningeal vessels, greater and lesser petrosal nerves.