Skull: Foramina Identification Flashcards

1
Q

Supraorbital notch or foramen

A

Supraorbital nerve, artery & vein

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2
Q

Foramen cecum

A

Emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus

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3
Q

Parietal Foramen

A

Emissary vein

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4
Q

Mandibular fossa

A

Notch where the condylar process of the mandible makes a joint

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5
Q

Carotid Canal

A

“large, pretty one”
Internal carotid artery
Postganglionic sympathetic fibers

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6
Q

Stylomastoid foramen

A

Facial nerve

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7
Q

Foramen lacerum

A

Filled with cartilage in life

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8
Q

Internal auditory meatus

A

Facial nerve VII
Vestibulocochlear nerve VIII
Labyrinthine artery

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9
Q

Optic canal

A

Optic nerve

Ophthalmic artery

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10
Q

Sphenopalatine foramen

A

[below sphenoidal sinus]

Spenopalatine artery

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11
Q

Where is the sphenoidal sinus?

A

Below the sella turcica

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12
Q

Superior orbital fissue

A
Ophthalmic nerve (V1)
Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
Abducens nerve (CN VI)
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13
Q

Inferior orbital fissue

A

Infraorbital vessels

Zygomatic branch of Maxillary nerve (V2)

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14
Q

Foramen ovale

A

Mandibular nerve (V3)

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15
Q

Foramen rotundum

A

Maxillary nerve (V2)

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16
Q

Foramen spinosum

A

Middle meningeal artery

17
Q

Infraorbital foramen

A

Infraorbital nerve, artery, vein (V2)

18
Q

Incisive canal

A

Nasopalatine nerve

Spehnopalatine vessels

19
Q

Lacrimal fossa

A

Lacrimal duct

20
Q

Greater palatine foramina

A

Greater palatine vessels & nerves

21
Q

Lesser palatine foramina

A

Lesser palatine vessels & nerves

22
Q

Mental foramen

A

Mental nerve (V3)

23
Q

Jugular foramen (fossa)

A
Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
Vagus nerve (X)
Accessory nerve CN (XI)
Inferior petrosal sinus
Sigmoid sinus
24
Q

Hypoglossal canal

A

Hypoglossal Nerve (XII)

25
Q

Foramen magnum

A

Accessory Nerve (XI)
Spinal Cord/Medulla
Vertebral arteries

26
Q

Mandibular notch

A

Notch on mandible between coronoid process and condylar process

27
Q

Mandibular foramen

A

Inferior alveolar vessels & nerve

28
Q

Pterygopalatine fossa

A

On side of head under pterion above pterygomaxillary fissure