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1
Q

Supra orbital notch or foramen

A

Supra orbital Nn Aa and Vv
Nn=nerve
Aa=artery
Vv= vein

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Infra orbital foramen or canal

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Infra orbital Nn, Aa and Vv

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Zygomaticofacial foramen

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Zygomaticofacial Aa, Vv and Nn

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Zygomaticotemporal foramen

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Zygomaticotemporal Nn, Vv and Aa

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Mental foramen

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Mental Aa, Vv and Nn

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6
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Mastoid foramen (holes behind base of mastoid process)

A

Emissary Vv

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7
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Parietal Foramen

A

Emissary Vv

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8
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Foramen Ovale

A

Mandibular Nn(cranial nerve V3)

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9
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Foramen spinosum

A

Middle meningeal Aa

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For. Lacerum _inferior aspect

A

Obliterated with cartilage

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For. Lacerum- superior aspect

A

Connects middle cranial fossa and carotid artery, in a T shaped junction

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12
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Pterygoid canal

A

Nn and Aa of pterygoid canal

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13
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Palatinovaginal canal

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Pharyngeal Nn and Aa

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14
Q

Bone auditory (pharyngotympanic) tube

A

Air

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15
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Petrotympanic fissure

A

Chorda tympani

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16
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Carotid canal

A

Internal carotid Aa and sympathetic plexus

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17
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Jugular Fo

A

Internal jugular Vv and cranial nerves 9, 10 and 11

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18
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Tympanic canal

A

Tympanic branch of cranial nerve 9

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19
Q

Stylomastoid Fo

A

Facial Nerve (CN7)

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Hypoglossal canal

A

Hypoglossal nerve (CN12)

21
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Fo. magnum

A

Spinal cord, vertebral arteries, spinal accessory nerves and meninges

22
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Internal cranial base, Fo. Cecum

A

Emissary Vv in fetal life

23
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Internal cranial base, olfactory Fo.

A

Olfactory nerves (CN1)

24
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Internal cranial base, optic foramen and canal

A

Optic Nn (CN2), opthalmic Aa

25
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Internal cranial base, superior orbital fissure

A

Cranial nerves 3, 4, V1, 6 a

Opthalmic Vv

26
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Internal cranial base, Fo. Rotundum

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Maxillary Nn V2

27
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Internal cranial base, Fo. Ovale

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Mandibular Nn V3

Accessory meningeal Aa

28
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Internal cranial base, Fo. Spinosum

A

Nervus spinosus, middle meningeal Aa

29
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Internal cranial base, superior petrol hiatus and sulcus

A

Greater (Superficial) petrosal nerve of cranial nerve 7

30
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Internal cranial base, inferior petrosal hiatus and sulcus

A

Lesser (superficial) petrosal nerve of cranial nerve 9

31
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Internal auditory meatus

A

Vestibulocochlear Nn , facial Nn and internal auditory Aa

32
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Internal cranial base, jugular Fo

A

Internal jugular Vv, cranial nerves 9, 10 and 11

33
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Hypoglossal canal

A

Hypoglossal Nn, (Cranial Nerve 12)

34
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Foramen magnum, Internal cranial base

A

Spinal cord, vertebral Aa, meninges

35
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Optic foramen

A

Optic Nn (CN2) and opthalmic Aa

36
Q

Superior orbital fissure

A

CN 3, 4, V1 and 6

Ophthalmic Vv

37
Q

Inferior orbital fissure

A

Infra orbital Nn, Aa and Vv via infra orbital groove and canal
Zygomatic nerves

38
Q

Anterior ethmoidal canal

A

Anterior ethmoidal Nerve and Aa

39
Q

Posterior ethmoidal canal

A

Posterior ethmoidal Nn, Aa and Vv

40
Q

Supraorbital notch or Fo

A

Supraorbital Nn, Aa and Vv

41
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Nasolacrimal duct

A

Membranous nasolacrimal duct, tears

42
Q

Incisive Fo and Canal

A

Nasopalatine Nn and sphenopalatine Aa and Vv

43
Q

Greater palatine Fo. And canal

A

Greater palatine Nn, Aa and Vv

44
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Lesser palatine Fo. And canal

A

Lesser palatine Nn, Aa and Vv

45
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Posterior superior alveolar foramina

A

Posterior superior alveolar Nn, Aa and Vv

46
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Mandibular Fo. And canal

A

Inferior alveolar Nn, Aa and Vv

47
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Ethmoidal foramen and sulcus

A

Anterior ethmoidal Nn, Aa

48
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Sphenopalatine Fo.

A

Sphenopalatine Nn, Aa and Vv

49
Q

Incisive canal

A

Nasopalatine Nn and sphenopalatine Aa and Vv

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