Bony Landmarks and Functions Flashcards
Mental Foramen
Mental artery, nerve and vein
Submandibular fossa
Submandibular gland
Sublingual fossa
Sublingual gland
Mylohyoid groove
Mylohyoid nerve
Mandibular foramen
Inferior alveolar artery, nerve and vein
Mandibular notch
Transmits nerve and artery to the Masseter muscle
Foramen magnum
Transmits spinal cord, vertebral artery and vein and accessory nerve
Hypoglossal canal
Transmits hypoglossal nerve
Jugular notch and foramen
Transmits the internal jugular v, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, and accessory nerve
Sulcus chiasmatis
Houses the optic chiasm
Optic canal
Transmits the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery
Hypophyseal fossa
Houses the pituitary
Carotid groove
Houses internal carotid artery and carotid nerve
Foramen Rotundum
Transmits the maxillary nerve
Foramen Ovale
Transmits the mandibular nerve and accessory meningeal artery
Foramen Spinosum
Transmits the middle meningeal artery and the meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve