Cranial Nerve Flashcards
(17 cards)
Cribriform Plate
2: CNI - Olfactory Nerve
Optic Canal
1: CNI - Optic Nerve
Ophthalmic Artery
Superior Orbital Fissure
3: CNIII- Oculomotor Nerve
4: CNIV- Trochlear Nerve
5: CNV- Trigeminal Nerve -Ophthalmic Divison
6: CNVI- Abducens
Foramen Rotundum
5: CNV- Trigeminal Nerve -Maxillary Division
Foramen Ovale
5: CNV- Trigeminal Nerve -Mandibular Division
Foramen Spinosum
Middle Meningeal Artery
Foramen Lacerum
Functionally closed with fibrocartilage.
Carotid Canal
Internal carotid artery passing along the superior margin of foramen lacerum.
Internal Auditory Canal
7: CNVII- Facial Nerve
8: CNVII- Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Jugular Foramen
9: CNIV- Gloosopharyngeal Nerve
10: CNX- Vagus Nerve
11: CNXI- Accessory Nerves- Spinal Motor
Internal Jugular Vein
Foramen Magnum
Rt. & Lt. Vertebral Arteries
11: CNXI: Accessory Nerve- Spinal Motor
Landmark division between the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord of the central nervous system.
Hypoglossal Canal
12: CNXII- Hypoglossal Nerve
Infraorbital Foramen
5: CNV- Trigeminal Nerve- Maxillary Division
Mental Foramen
Mental Nerve of the Mandibular Division (CNV)
Incisive Foramen
Nasopalatine Nerve
Mandibular Foramen
Inferior Alveolar Nerve - Mandibular Division (CNV)
Stylomastoid Foramen
7: CNVII- Facial Nerve
Exiting the skull.