Anatomy Block 2 Holes Flashcards
incisive fossa bone
maxilla
greater palatine foramen bone
palatine
lesser palatine foramen bone
palatine (+maxilla)
incisive fossa connects
nasal cavity to oral cavity
greater palatine foramen connects
nasal to oral cavity, via greater palatine canal
lesser palatine foramen connects
nasal to oral cavity, via greater palatine canal
incisive fossa contains
nasopalantine nerves, sphenopalatine vessels
greater palatine foramen contains
greater palatine nerve and vessels
lesser palatine fossa contains
lesser palatine nerves and vessels
foramen lacerum bone
sphenoid, occipital, temporal
foramen lacerum connects
middle cranial fossa (cavernous sinus) & outside the base of skull, next to auditory tube
foramen lacerum contains
nothing! But internal carotid and greater petrosal nerve both run near it
foramen ovale bone
sphenoid, occipital, temporal
foramen ovale connects
middle cranial fossa & infratemporal fossa
foramen ovale contains
lesser petrosal nerve, mandibular nerve (V3) and accessory meningeal artery
foramen spinosum bone
sphenoid
foramen spinosum connects
middle cranial fossa & infratemporal fossa
foramen spinosum contains
middle menigeal vessels, menigeal branch of mandibular nerve V3
carotid canal bone
petrous part of temporal bone
carotid canal connects
middle cranial fossa & carotid triangle of interior neck
carotid canal contains
internal carotid artery, internal carotid plexus (autonomics)
petrotympanic fissure bone
temporal (between petrous and typanic portions)
petrotypanic fissure connects
tympanic cavity to infratemporal fossa
petrotympanic fissure contains
chorda tympani
stylomastoid foramen bone
temporal
stylomastoid foramen connects
facial canal & face between styloid and mstoid process
stylomastoid foramen contains
facial nerve proper, stylomastoid artery
hypoglossal canal bone
occipital
hypoglossal canal connects
posterior cranial fossa to nasopharynx
hypoglossal canal contains
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foramen magnum bone
occipital