Foramina of skull--contents

Question 1

Supraorbital foramen

Answer 1

supraorbital artery, vein, and nerve

Question 2

Infraorbital foramen

Answer 2

infraorbital artery, vein, and nerve

Question 3

Mental foramen

Answer 3

mental artery (of inferior alveolar a.), vein, and nerve (of inferior alveolar n.)

Question 4

Zygomaticofacial foramen

Answer 4

zygomaticofacial nerve

Question 5

Zygomaticotemporal foramen

Answer 5

zygomaticotemporal nerve

Question 6

Foramen spinosum

Answer 6

middle meningeal artery, meningeal branch of mandibular div. of trigeminal n. (of V3)

Question 7

Foramen ovale

Answer 7

accessory meningeal artery, mandibular division of trigeminal n. (V3), lesser petrosal n.

Question 8

Foramen rotundum

Answer 8

maxillary division of trigeminal n. (V2)

Question 9

Optic canal

Answer 9

opthalmic artery, optic vein, central artery and vein of retina

Question 10

Superior orbital fissure

Answer 10

superior and inferior opthalmic veins, optic nerve (II)

Question 11

Carotid canal

Answer 11

internal carotid artery, internal carotid nerve plexus sympathetics

Question 12

Hiatus of facial canal

Answer 12

greater petrosal nerve

Question 13

Foramen of cribiform plate

Answer 13

olfactory nerves (I), internal carotid nerve plexus sympathetics

Question 14

Foramen cecum

Answer 14

small emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus

Question 15

Anterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer 15

anterior ethmoidal artery, vein, and nerve

Question 16

Posterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer 16

posterior ethmoidal artery, vein, and nerve

Question 17

Internal auditory meatus

Answer 17

labyrinthine artery, facial nerve (VII) and vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)

Question 18

Jugular foramen

Answer 18

internal jugular vein, posterior meningeal artery, ascending pharyngeal artery, glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), vagus nerve (X), and spinal accessory nerve (XI)

Question 19

Hypoglossal canal

Answer 19

meningeal artery, hypoglossal nerve (XII)

Question 20

Foramen magnum

Answer 20

spinal cord, spinal accessory nerve (XI), vertebral arteries, venous plexus of vertebral canal, anterior and posterior spinal arteries

Question 21

Condyloid foramen

Answer 21

condyloid (optical) emissary vein

Question 22

Mastoid foramen

Answer 22

mastoid emissary vein, branch of occipital artery to dura mater

Question 23

Pterygoid canal

Answer 23

artery of pterygoid canal, nerve of pterygoid canal

Question 24

Sphenopalatine foramen

Answer 24

sphenopalatine artery

Question 25

Greater palatine foramen

Answer 25

greater palatine nerve

Question 26

Inferior orbital fissure

Answer 26

inferior opthalmic veins, infraorbital artery, infraorbital vein, infraorbital nerve (of V2), zygomatic nerve (of V2), orbital branches of pterygopalatine ganglion

Question 27

Lesser palatine foramina

Answer 27

lesser palatine nerve

Question 28

Incisive foramen

Answer 28

nasopalatine nerve

Question 29

Stylomastoid foramen

Answer 29

stylomastoid artery, facial nerve (VII)

Question 30

Petrotympanic fissure

Answer 30

chorda tympani

Question 31

Mandibular foramen

Answer 31

inferior alveolar artery, vein, and nerve

Question 32

Parietal foramen

Answer 32

emissary vein