Structures that Pass through Skull Openings Flashcards
optic canal
optic N, internal ophthalmic Aa
orbital fissure
CrN III, IV, VI, ophthalmic Nn
alar canal
maxillary V, A, N
ethmoidal formamina
ethmoid N
caudal palatine foramen
major palatine V, A, N
sphenopalatine foramen
sphenopalatine A, V, caudal nasal N
maxillary foramen
infraorbital V, A, N
lacrimal canal (fossa for the lacrimal sac)
nasolacrimal duct
infraorbital foramen
infraorbital V, A, N
round foramen
maxillary N
oval foramen
mandibular N
carotid foramen
loop of internal carotid A
musculotubal canal
auditory tube
tympano-occipital fissure
CrN IX, X, XI, internal carotid A, venous origins of vertebral and internal jugular Vv, sympathetic postganglionic axons
hypoglossal canal
CrN XII
retroarticular foramen
emissary V from temporal venous sinus (joins maxillary V)
stylomastoid foramen
CrN VII
major palatine foramen
major palatine V, A, N and branches
minor palatine foramen
major palatine V, A, N and branches
mastoid foramen
caudal meningeal vessels
mandibular foramen
inferior alveolar Nn
mandibular canal
inferior alveolar V, A, N
mental foramina
mental Nn and vessels
canal for trigeminal N
CrN V
