Foramen Flashcards
(22 cards)
Spehnopalatine foramen- contents
- Sphenopalatine a,v (posterior lateral nasal br, posterior septal br)
- Nasopalatine n (CN V2 br)
- Posterior lateral nasal nerves (CN V2 br)
Cribriform plate- contents
CN I
Optic canal- contents
- CN II
- Ophthalmic a
- Sympatheticfibers from internal carotid plexus
Superior orbital fissure- contents
- CN III, IV, V1, VI
- Superior ophthalmic v
- lacrimal a
- sympathetic fibers from internal carotid plexus
Inferior orbital fissure- contents
- infraorbital n (CN V2 branch)
- infraorbital a, v
- zygomatic n (CN V2 br) (zygomaticotmporal and zygomaticofacial n brs)
Supraorbital foramen/notch- contents
Supraorbital nav
Infraorbital foramen- contents
Infraorbital nav
Foramen rotundum- contents
CN V2
Foramen ovale- contents
- CN V3
- accessory meningeal a
Internal acoustic meatus- contents
CN VII, VIII
Labyrinthine (internal auditory) a
External acoutic meatus
Tympani membrane
Stylomastoid foramen-contents
CN VII
Jugular foramen- contents
CN IX, X, XI
Internal jugular v
Hypoglossal canal
CN XII
Carotid canal- contents
- internal carotid a
- sympathetic (carotid) plexus from internal carotid n
Pterygopalatine fossa- contents
- pterygopalatine ganglion
- CN V2
- Maxillary a, v branches
Greater palatine foramen- contents
Greater palatine nav
Incisive foramen- contents
- nasopalatine n
- sphenopalatine a, v branches
- greater palatine a, v branches
Foramen spinosum- contents
- middle meningeal a
- meningeal branch of CN V3
Foramen magnum- contents
- spinal cord, menninges
- ascending rootlet of CN XI
- Vertebrall aa
Mandibullar foramen– contents
inferior alveolar nav (CN V3 br)
Mental foramen- contents
Mental n (CN V3 br)
