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1
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Mental foramen

A

transmits mental NAV (mandibular branch of V)

2
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Submandibular fossa

A

houses submandibular gland

3
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sublingual fossa

A

houses sublingual gland

4
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mandibular foramen

A

transmits inferior alveolar NAV (mandibular branch of V)

5
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Mandibular canal

A

houses the inferior alveolar NAC within the ramus and body of the mandible

6
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Lingula

A

sphenomandibular ligament

7
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mylohyoid groove

A

houses nerve to the mylohyoid (mandibular branch of V)

8
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foramen magnum

A

transmits spinal cord, vertebral AV, and accessory nerve

9
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occipital condyles

A

articulates with atlas

10
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hypoglossal canal

A

transmits hypoglossal nerve (XII)

11
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Jugular notch and foramen

A

transmits:

  • internal jugular vein
  • glossopharyngeal nerve
  • vagus nerve
  • accessory nerve
12
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sulcus chiasmatus

A

houses optic chiasm (sphenoid bone)

13
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optic canal

A

transmits optic nerve and ophthalmic artery

14
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hypophyseal fossa

A

houses the pituitary

sphenoid bone

15
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carotid groove

A

houses the internal carotid artery and nerve (sphenoid bone)

16
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foramen rotundum

A

transmits maxillary nerve (sphenoid bone)

17
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foramen ovale

A

transmits the mandibular nerve (and accessory meningeal artery)

(sphenoid bone)

18
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foramen spinosum

A

transmits meningeal branch of mandibular nerve (and middle meningeal artery)

(sphenoid bone)

19
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Pterygoid canal

A

transmits nerve of the pterygoid canal (branch of facial nerve VII)

20
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petrotympanic fissure

A

transmits chorda tympani n. (facial n.)

located between spine of sphenoid bone and mandibular fossa

21
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Stylomastoid foramen

A

(posterior to styloid process)

Transmits facial n. branch

22
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Occipital groove

A

houses occipital a.

medial to mastoid process

23
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Internal auditory meatus

A

transmits facial and vestibulocochlear nerve

24
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Jugular fossa

A

transmits: internal jugular vein, glossopharyngeal n. , vagus n. and accessory n.

25
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Tympanic canaliculus

A

transmits tympanic nerve (glossopharyngeal n. branch)

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Supraorbital foramen

A

transmits supraorbital NAV (branch of frontal/opthalmic nerve V1)

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Anterior ethmoidal foramen

A

transmits anterior ethmoidal NAV

28
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Posterior ethmoidal foramen

A

transmits posterior ethmoidal NAV

29
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Crista galli

A

falx cerebri attaches here (separates hemispheres)

30
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Cribiform plate (olfactory foramina)

A

transmits olfactory n.

31
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Infraorbital foramen

A

transmits infraorbital NAV (branch of mandibular V3)

32
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Infraorbital groove/canal

A

transmits the infraorbital NAV (branch of mandibular V3)

33
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Greater palatine foramen

A

transmits greater palatine NAV (branch of the facial nerve VII and Maxillary nerve V2)

34
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Lesser palatine foramen

A

transmits lesser palatine NAV (branch of the facial nerve VII and Maxillary nerve V2)

35
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Incisive fossa

A

transmits the nasopalatine NA (branch of maxillary nerve V2) and greater palatine artery

36
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Sphenopalatine foramen

A

Transmits sphenopalatine AV
Posterior superior nasal nerve (medial and lateral)

Branch of the maxillary nerve V2

37
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Transverse foramen

A

transmits the vertebral AV