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Learn the contents of each foramjna
Supra orbital notch or foramen
Supra orbital Nn Aa and Vv
Nn=nerve
Aa=artery
Vv= vein
Infra orbital foramen or canal
Infra orbital Nn, Aa and Vv
Zygomaticofacial foramen
Zygomaticofacial Aa, Vv and Nn
Zygomaticotemporal foramen
Zygomaticotemporal Nn, Vv and Aa
Mental foramen
Mental Aa, Vv and Nn
Mastoid foramen (holes behind base of mastoid process)
Emissary Vv
Parietal Foramen
Emissary Vv
Foramen Ovale
Mandibular Nn(cranial nerve V3)
Foramen spinosum
Middle meningeal Aa
For. Lacerum _inferior aspect
Obliterated with cartilage
For. Lacerum- superior aspect
Connects middle cranial fossa and carotid artery, in a T shaped junction
Pterygoid canal
Nn and Aa of pterygoid canal
Palatinovaginal canal
Pharyngeal Nn and Aa
Bone auditory (pharyngotympanic) tube
Air
Petrotympanic fissure
Chorda tympani
Carotid canal
Internal carotid Aa and sympathetic plexus
Jugular Fo
Internal jugular Vv and cranial nerves 9, 10 and 11
Tympanic canal
Tympanic branch of cranial nerve 9
Stylomastoid Fo
Facial Nerve (CN7)