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2d. Foramina of Cranial Base (all) Flashcards

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Incisive fossa

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  • Nasopalatine n.
  • Sphenopalatine vessels
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Greater palatine foramen

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Greater palatine nerve & vessels

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Lesser palatine foramen

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Lesser palatine nerve and vessels

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Foramen lacerum

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Greater petrosal nerve

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Foramen ovale

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  • Lesser petrosal nerve
  • Mandibular nerve (V3)
  • Accessory meningeal artery
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Foramen spinosum

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  • Middle meningeal vessels
  • Meningeal branch of mandibular nerve (V3)
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Carotid canal

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  • Internal carotid artery
  • Carotid autonomic plexus
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Petrotympanic fissure

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chorda tympani of facial (intermediate) nerve (VIII)

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Tympanic canaliculus

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tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)

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Mastoid canaliculus

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Auricular branch of vagus nerve (X)

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Stylomastoid foramen

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Facial nerve (VII)

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Jugular fossa

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  • Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
  • Vagus nerve (X)
  • Accessory nerve (XI)
  • Superior bulb
  • Internal jugular vein
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Mastoid foramen

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  • Mastoid emissary vein
  • Posterior meningeal artery
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Hypoglossal canal

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Hypoglossal nerve (XII)

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Foramen magnum

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  • Medulla oblongata
  • Vertebral arteries and venous plexus
  • Spinal roots of accessory nerves (XI)
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Foramen cecum

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Emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus

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Nasal slit and anterior ethmoidal foramen

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Anterior ethmoidal artery, vein, and nerve

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Foramina of cribriform plate

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Olfactory nerves

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Posterior ethmoidal foramen

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Posterior ethmoidal artery, vein, and nerve

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Optic canal

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  • Optic nerve (II)
  • Ophthalmic artery
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Superior orbital fissure

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  • Oculomotor nerve (III)
  • Trochlear nerve (IV)
  • Lacrimal, frontal, and nasociliary branches of opthalmic nerve (V1)
  • Abducent nerve (VI)
  • Superior ophthlamic vein
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Foramen rotundum

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Maxillary nerve (V2)

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Foramen ovale

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  • Mandibular nerve (V3)
  • Accessor meingeal artery
  • Lesser petrosal nerve
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Foramen spinosum

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  • Middle meningeal artery and vein
  • Meningeal branch of mandibular nerve
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Sphenoidal emissary foramen (of Vesalius) (inconstant)

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Foramen lacerum

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greater petrosal nerve

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Carotid canal

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  • Internal carotid artery
  • Internal carotid nerve plexus
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Hiatus for lesser petrosal nerve

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Lesser petrosal nerve

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Hiatus for greater petrosal nerve

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Greater petrosal nerve

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Internal acoustic meatus

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  • Facial nerve (VII)
  • Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
  • Labyrinthine artery
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Opening of vestibular aqueduct

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Endolymphatic duct

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Mastoid foramen (inconstant)

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emissary vein (and occasional branch of occipital artery)

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Jugular foramen

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  • inferior petrosal sinus
  • glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
  • vagus nerve (X)
  • accessory nerve (XI)
  • sigmoid sinus
  • posterior meningeal artery
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Condylar canal (inconstant)

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emissary vein and meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery

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Hypoglossal canal

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hypoglossal nerve (XII)

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Foramen magnum

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  • medulla oblongata
  • meninges
  • vertebral arteries
  • meningeal branches of vertebral arteries
  • spinal roots of accessory nerves
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Cribriform plate

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olfactory n. (CN I)

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Optic canal

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optic n. (CN II)

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Superior orbital fissure

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  • oculomotor n. (CN III)
  • ophthalmic division of trigeminal n. (CN V - V1)
  • abducens n. (CN VI)
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Foramen rotundum

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maxillary division of trigeminal n. (CN V - V2)

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Foramen ovale

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mandibular division of trigeminal n. (CN V - V3)

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Internal acoustic meatus

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  • facial n. (CN VII)
  • vestibulocochlear n. (CN VIII)
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Jugular foramen

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  • glossopharyngeal n. (CN IX)
  • vagus n. (CN X)
  • accessory n. (CN XI)
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Hypoglossal canal

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hypoglossal n. (CN XII)

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