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Foramen/Cranial Nerves Flashcards

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Cribiform plate

A 
olfactory nerve (CN I)
anterior ethmoidal artery
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Optic canal

A 
optic nerve (CN II)
ophthalmic artery
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Superior orbital fissure

A 
superior ophthalmic vein
oculomotor nerve (CN III)
trochlear nerve (CN IV)
ophthalmic nerve (CN V1)
abducens nerv (CN VI)
nasociliary nerve
frontal nerve
lacrimal nerve
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Foramen rotundum

A

maxillary nerve (CN V2)

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Foramen ovale

A 
mandibular nerve (CN V3)
venous plexus
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Foramen spinosum

A

meningeal branch of mandibular nerve (CN V3)

middle meningeal artery

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Internal acoustic meatus

A 
facial nerve (CN VII)
vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
labyrinthine artery/vein
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Foramen magnum

A 
accessory nerve (CN XI)
vertebral artery
spinal artery
spinal vein
Medulla and meninges
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Incisive canal

A

nasopalatine nerve/artery

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Greater palatine foramen

A

greater palatine nerve/artery

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Lesser palatine foramen

A

lesser palatine nerve/artery

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Petrotympanic fissure

A

anterior tympanic artery

chorda tympani

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Carotid canal

A

internal carotid artery

sympathetic plexus

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Jugular foramen

A 
glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
vagus nerve (CN X)
accessory nerve (CN XI)
inferior petrosal sinus
posterior meningeal artery
internal jugular vein
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Mastoid foramen

A

emissary vein

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Hypoglossal canal

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A 
hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
venous plexus
17
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Condylar canal

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A

condylar emissary vein

18
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Stylomastoid foramen

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A 
facial nerve (CN VII)
stylomastoid artery
19
Q

Hiatus of canal for lesser petrosal nerve

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A

lesser petrosal nerve

superior tympanic artery

20
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Hiatus of canal for greater petrosal nerve

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A

greater petrosal nerve

21
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Foramen cecum

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A

Nasal emissary vein (1% of population)

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