Foramen & Fissures Flashcards
Know what structures pass through each (28 cards)
Optic canal
Optic nerve (II)
Orbital fissue
Oculomotor (III), Trochlear (IV), Abducens (VI), and Ophthalmic (V1) nn.
Rostral alar canal
Maxillary artery and nerve (V2)
Caudal palatine foramen
Major palatine artery, vein and nerve
Sphenopalatine foramen
Sphenopalatine artery, vein and Caudal nasal nerve
Maxillary foramen
Infraorbital artery, nerve and Superalveolar artery, nerve
Infraorbital foramen
Infraorbital artery and nerve
Caudal alar foramen
Maxillary artery
Round foramen
Maxillary nerve (V2)
Oval foramen
Mandibular nerve (V3)
Foramen lacerum
Internal carotid loop
Musculotubal canal
Auditory tube
Tympano-occipital fissure
Glossopharyngeal (IX), Vagus (X), Accessory (XI) nerves, internal carotid artery, vertebral vein and internal jugular vein
Hypoglossal canal
Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
Stylamastoid foramen
Facial nerve (VII)
Major palatine foramen
Major palatine artery, vein and nerve
Minor palatine foramen
Major palatine artery, vein and nerve
Note the minor palatine artery, vein and nerve pass caudal to the hard palate
Foramen magnum
Spinal cord, vertebral arteries, spinal part of XI
Mastoid foramen
Caudal meningeal artery and vein
Mandibular foramen
Inferior alveolar artery, vein and nerve
Mental foramen
Mental artery, vein and nerve
Internal acoustic meatus
Facial (VII), Vestibulocochlear (VIII) nerves
Jugular foramen
Glossopharyngeal (IX), Vagus (X), Accessory (XI) nerves, and Sigmoid sinus
Condyloid canal
Condylar venous sinus
