Brain/Cranium Flashcards
Carotid canal
Internal carotid artery, sympathetic fibers
Anterior cranial fossa
Frontal lobe of brain
Cribriform foramina in cribriform plate
Axons of olfactory epithelium that form olfactory nerve (CN I)
Middle cranial fossa
Temporal lobes of brain
Optic canals
Optic nerves (CN II) and ophthalmic arteries
Superior orbital fissure
Ophthalmic veins, ophthalmic nerve (CN V1), oculomotor nerve (CN III), trochlear nerve (CN IV) and abducens nerve (CN VI), and sympathetic fibers
Foramen rotundum
Maxillary nerve (CN V2)
Foramen ovale
Mandibular nerve (CN V3)
Foramen spinosum
Middle meningeal artery/vein
Foramen lacerum
Nothing passes through but opening is traversed by internal carotid artery
Posterior cranial fossa
Cerebellum, pons and medulla oblongata
Foramen magnum
Spinal cord and meninges, vertebral arteries, dural veins, anterior and posterior spinal arteries
Jugular foramen
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX), vagus nerve (CN X), spinal accessory nerve (CN XI); internal jugular vein, inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses
Hypoglossal canal
Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
Internal auditory meatus
Facial (CN VII) and Vestibulocochlear nerves (CN VIII)
When does Metopic suture closes
3-9 months
When does coronal suture closes
Full fusion around age 24
When does sagittal suture closes
Being 29 — completely close by 35