Foramina

Question 1

cribiform plate

Answer 1

CN I

Question 2

foramen cecum

Answer 2

nasal emissary v.

Question 3

anterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer 3

anterior ethmoidal avn

Question 4

posterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer 4

posterior ethmoidal avn

Question 5

optic canal

Answer 5

optic n.

opthalmic artery

Question 6

superior orbital fissure

Answer 6

CN III, IV, V1, VI

superior opthalmic v.

Question 7

foramen rotundum

Answer 7

CN V2

Question 8

foramen ovale

Answer 8

CN V3

- accessory meningeal a.

Question 9

foramen spinosum

Answer 9

recurrent meningeal n.

middle meningeal a.

Question 10

hiatus for greater petrosal n.

Answer 10

greater petrosal n.

petrosal branch of middle meningeal a.

Question 11

hiatus for lesser petrosal n.

Answer 11

lesser petrosal n.

Question 12

internal acoustic meatus

Answer 12

CN VII, VIII

internal labryinthine a.

Question 13

jugular foramen

Answer 13

(1,2,3,3)

• IJV
• carotid sinus
• inferior petrosal sinus
• sigmoid sinus
• CN’s IX, X, XI
• posterior meningeal branches of occipital and ascending pharyngeal aa.

Question 14

mastoid foramen

Answer 14

mastoid emissary v.

Question 15

condyloid canal

Answer 15

condyloid emissary v.

Question 16

foramen magnum

Answer 16

spinal cord
spinal roots of spinal accessory n. 
vertebral aa. 
ant/post spinal aa. 
dural vv.

Question 17

hypoglossal canal

Answer 17

hypoglossal n.

posterior meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal a.

Question 18

petrotympanic fissure

Answer 18

corda tympani

Question 19

stylomastoid foramen

Answer 19

facial n.

stylomastoid artery

Question 20

carotid canal

Answer 20

internal carotid artery

symp. plexus

Question 21

tympanic canaliculus

Answer 21

tympanic br. of CN IX

Question 22

mastoid canaliculus

Answer 22

auricular br. of CN X

Question 23

foramen lacerum

Answer 23

meningeal br. of ascending pharyngeal a.

Question 24

sphenomaxillary fissure

Answer 24

third portion of maxillary artery

Question 25

pterygopalatine fossa

Answer 25

3rd portion of maxillary a. | pterygopalantine ganglion

Question 26

sphenopalantine foramen

Answer 26

sphenopalantine a. | nasopalantine n.

Question 27

pterygoid canal

Answer 27

N and A of pterygoid canal

Question 28

pharyngeal canal

Answer 28

phrayngeal A/N

Question 29

greater palantine canal

Answer 29

greater palantine A/N

Question 30

lesser palatine canal

Answer 30

lesser palatine A/N

Question 31

supraorbital notch

Answer 31

supraorbital A/V/N

Question 32

infraorbital foramen

Answer 32

infraorbital AVN

Question 33

nasolacrimal gland

Answer 33

nasolacrimal duct

Question 34

inferior orbital fissure

Answer 34

infraorbital A. and N. inferior opthalmic v. orbital and zygomatic nn.

Question 35

zygomaticofacial foramen

Answer 35

zygomaticofacial AVN

Question 36

zygomaticotemporal foramen

Answer 36

zygomaticotemporal AVN

Question 37

incisive canal

Answer 37

nasopalantine n. | greater palantine a.

Question 38

mandibular foramen

Answer 38

inferior alveolar AVN

Question 39

mental foramen

Answer 39

mental AVN