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1
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Supraorbital foramen

A

Supraorbital nerve (Branch of Opthalmic Nerve V1)

2
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Infraorbital foramen

A

Infraorbital nerve (Branch of maxillary nerve V2)

3
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Foramen cecum

A

Emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus

4
Q

Jugular foramen

A
(9,10,11)
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
Vagus nerve (CN X)
Accessory nerve (CN XI)
5
Q

Hypoglossal canal

A

Hypoglossal nerve

6
Q

Foramen magnum

A

Accessory nerve, vertebral arteries, spinal cord/medulla

7
Q

Internal auditory meatus

A
(7,8)
Facial nerve (CN VII)
Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
Labyrinthine artery
8
Q

Carotid canal

A

Internal carotid artery

Postganglionic sympathetic fibers

9
Q

Stylomastoid foramen

A

Facial nerve (CN VII)

10
Q

Foramen rotundum

A

Maxillary nerve (V2)

11
Q

Foramen spinosum

A

Middle meningeal artery (you can trace the arterial tree out of this foramen)

12
Q

Parietal foramen (some skulls don’t have this)

A

Emissary vein

13
Q

Foramen lacerum

A

Filled with cartilage during life

14
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Foramen ovale

A

Mandibular nerve (V3)

15
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Superior orbital fissure

A
Opthalmic nerve (V1) & (3,4,6)
Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
Abducens nerve (CN VI)
16
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Mental foramen

A

Mental nerve (branch of mandibular V3)

17
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Optic canal (foramen)

A

Optic nerve

Opthalmic artery

18
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Sphenopalatine foramen

A

Sphenopalatine artery

19
Q

Incisive canal

A

Nasopalatine nerve

Sphenopalatine vessels

20
Q

Lacrimal fossa

A

Lacrimal duct (tears drain into nose)

21
Q

Greater palatine foramen

A

Greater palatine vessels and nerve

22
Q

Lesser palatine foramen

A

Lesser palatine vessels and nerve

23
Q

Mandibular foramen

A

Inferior alveolar vessels and nerve (V3)