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Identify at tip of pin

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anterior cranial fossa - cribiform plate of ethmoid bone

***frontal bone hidden

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anterior cranial fossa - CN I

***frontal bone hidden

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Identify what would be found at pin. *frontal bone is faded

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anterior cranial fossa - Foramen cecum of frontal bone

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anterior cranial fossa - nasal emissary v.

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Orbital foramen - anterior ethmoidal foramen of frontoethmoidal suture

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Anterior cranial fossa - posterior ethmoidal foramen of frontoethmoidal suture

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Transmits?

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Orbital foramen - anterior ethmoidal a., n., and v.

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anterior cranial fossa - posterior ethmoidal a., n., and v.

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middle cranial fossa - optic canal of sphenoid (chiasmatic groove)

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Transmits?

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middle cranial fossa - CN II and ophthalmic a.

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middle cranial fossa - Superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone

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Transmits?

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middle cranial fossa - CNs III, IV, V1, VI, superior ophthalmic v.

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middle cranial fossa - Foramen rotundum of sphenoid bone

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Transmits?

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middle cranial fossa - CN V2

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middle cranial fossa - foramen ovale of sphenoid

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Transmits?

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middle cranial fossa - CN V3, accessory meningeal a.

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middle cranial fossa - foramen spinosum of sphenoid bone

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Transmits?

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middle cranial fossa - middle meningeal a., recurrent meningeal n. (V3)

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Represented by larger blue circle and what transmits through it?

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Middle cranial fossa - Hiatus for geater petrosal n. of temporal (petrosal) bone

Greater petrosal n. (CN VII), petrosal branch of middle meningeal a.

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Represented by smaller blue circle?

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Middle cranial fossa - hiatus of lesser petrosal n. of temporal bone (lateral to greater)

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Transmits through what is represented by smaller blue circle?

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middle cranial fossa - lesser petrosal n. {CN IX)

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Posterior cranial fossa - internal acoustic meatus of temporal bone

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Transmits?

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Posterior cranial fossa - CNs VII, VIII, internal labryinthine a.

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Posterior cranial fossa - condyloid canal of occipital bone

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Posterior cranial fossa - **condyloid emissary v.**
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Posterior cranial fossa - **foramen magnum**
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Transmits?
Posterior cranial fossa - **spinal cord, roots of CN XI, vertebral aa. dural vv.**
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Posterior cranial fossa - **hypoglossal canal** of occipital bone
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Transmits?
Posterior cranial fossa - **CN XII (GSE), postrior meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal a.**
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Basal view - **petrotympanic fissure** of temporal bone (medial to mandibular fossa) \*\*\*unsure about this one
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Transmits
Basal view - **chorda tympani of CN VII**
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Basal view - **Stylomastoid foramen** of temporal bone
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Transmits?
Basal view - **SVE of CN VII**
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Basal view - **Carotid canal** of temporal bone
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Transmits?
Basal view - **internal carotid a., sympathetic plexus**
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Blue circle on the right represents?
Basal view - **Tympanic canaliculus** of temporal bone
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Transmits? (blue circle on right)
Basal view - **tympanic branch of CN IX**
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Blue circle on left represents?
Basal view - **Mastoid canaliculus** of temporal bone
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Transmits? (blue circle on left)
Basal view - **auricular branch of CN X**
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Basal view - **foramen lacerum** of sphenoid, temporal, and occipital bones
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Transmits?
Basal view - **meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal a.**
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Basal view - **sphenomaxillary fissure** of anterior infratemporal fossa \*\*\*unsure about this one
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Transmits? (one bone has green fade so you can see through)
Basal view - **3rd portion of maxillary a.**
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Identify (one bone has green fade so you can see through)
Basal view - **pterygopalatine fossa** of inside of the sphenomaxillary fissure \*\*\*unsure about this one
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Transmits?
Basal view - Basal view - **3rd portion of maxillary a. and pterygopalatine ganglion**
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Identify (one bone has green fade so you can see through)
Basal view - **sphenopalatine foramen** (deep to pterygopalatine fossa)
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Transmits? (one bone has green fade so you can see through)
Basal view - **sphenopalatine a., nasopalatine n., and posterior superior lateral nasal n.**
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Identify (some bones removed)
Basal view - **pterygoid canal** of sphenoid bone \*\*\*know from superior/posterior entrance to canal\*\*\* \*\*\*maxilla and zygomatic bone removed, foramen rotundum superior from anterior view
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Transmits?
Basal view - **n. and a. of the pterygoid canal**
50
Identify what blue circles represent
Basal view - **pharyngeal canal** of sphenovomer suture
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Transmits? (blue circles)
Basal view - **Pharyngeal a. and n.**
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Identify
Basal view - **greater palatine canal** of palatine bone
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Identify
Basal view - **lesser palatine canal** of palatine bone
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Transmits?
basal view - **greater palatine a. and n.**
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Transmits?
basal view - **lesser palatine a. and n.**
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Orbital foramen - **supraorbital notch** of frontal bone
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Transmits?
Orbital foramen - **supraorbital a., v., and n.**
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Identify
Orbital foramen - **infraorbital foramen** of maxilla
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Transmits?
Orbital foramen - **infraorbital a., v., and n.**
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Identify what pin enters
Anterior cranial fossa - **anterior ethmoidal foramen** of frontal ethmoidal suture
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Transmits?
Anterior cranial fossa - **anterior ethmoidal a., v., and n.**
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Identify
orbital foramen - **posteror ethmoidal foramen** of frontal ethmoidal suture
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Transmits?
orbital foramen - **posterior ethmoidal a., v., and n.**
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Identify (left maxilla, vomer, and right inferior concha removed)
orbital foramen - **nasolacrimal canal** of maxilla
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Transmits?
orbital foramen - **nasolacrimal duct**
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Identify
orbital foramen - **superior orbital fissure** of sphenoid
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Transmits?
orbital fissure - **CNs III, IV, V1, VI, superior ophthalmic v.**
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orbital foramen - **inferior orbital fissure** of upper extant of superior maxillary fissure
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Transmits?
orbital foramen - **infraorbital a. and v., orbital and zygomatic nn., inferior ophthalmic v.**
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**zygomaticofacial foramen** of zygomatic bone
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Transmits?
**zygomaticofacial a., v., and n.**
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**zygomaticotemporal foramen** of zygomatic bone
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Transmits?
**zygomaticotemporal a., v., and n.**
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Identify at tip of pin
**incisive canal** of maxilla
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Transmits?
nasopalatine n., greater palatine a.
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**mandibular foramen** of the mandible
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Transmits?
**inferior alveolar a., v., and n.**
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**mental foramen** of mandible
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Tarnsmits?
**mental a., v., and n.**
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Posterior cranial fossa - **jugular foramen** of the petrooccipital fissure
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Transmits?
Posterior cranial fossa - **CNs IX, X, & XI, sigmoid sinus, inferior petrosal sinus, internal jugular v., posterior meningeal branches of the occipital and ascending pharyngeal aa.**
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Identify what pin is in
Posterior cranial fossa - **mastoid foramen** of temporal bone
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Transmits?
Posterior cranial fossa - **mastoid emissary v.**
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Identify
**Mastoid foramen** of temporal bone
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Transmits?
Mastoid emissary veins

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