Osteology of the Base of the Skull

Question 1

What lobes does the anterior cranial fossa contain?

Answer 1

The frontal lobes

Question 2

What lobes does the middle cranial fossa contain?

Answer 2

The temporal and parietal lobes of the brain

Question 3

What lobes does the posterior cranial fossa contain?

Answer 3

The cerebellum, brainstem and the occipital lobe

Question 4

What bones is the anterior cranial fossa made up of?

Answer 4

The frontal bone
Ethmoid bone (cribiform plate and crista galli)
Lesser wing of the sphenoid bone

Question 5

What bones/foramen/canals is the middle cranial fossa made up of?

Answer 5

Superior orbital fissure
Optic canal
Greater wing and the body of the sphenoid
Temporal bones (petrous is the hardest part)
Pituitary fossa (Sella Turcicia)
Foramen rotundum
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum

Question 6

What bones/foramen/canals is the posterior cranial fossa made up of?

Answer 6

Occipital bone
Foramen magnum
Hypoglossal canal
Internal acoustic meatus (internal auditory meatus)