CRANIAL FORAMEN Flashcards
anterior ethmoidal nerves
anterior ethmoidal artery
Anterior Ethmoidal Foramen
internal carotid artery
deep petrosal nerve
other post ganglionic sympathetics (carotid plexus)
carotid canal
olfactory nerves
cribriform plate
facial nerve proper (from posterior branch of facial nerve CN VII)
greater petrosal nerve (from anterior branch of facial nerve CN VII)
facial canal
emissary vein from nasal cavity to superior sagittal sinus
foramen cecum
meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery
emissary vein from pterygoid venous plexus
greater (superficial) petrosal nerve
deep petrosal nerve from carotid plexus
between temporal and sphenoid bone***
foramen lacerum
junction of spinal cord and brainstem
spinal accessory nerve CN XI
anterior and postero spinal arteries and veins
vertebral arteries
alar ligaments
tectorial membrane
apical ligament
foramen magnum
mandibular branch (V3) of trigeminal nerve - CN V
accessory meningeal artery
lesser petrosal nerve
foramen ovale
maxillary branch of the trigmeinal nerve CN V
foramen rotundum
middle meningeal artery from maxillary artery
recurrent branch of mandibular nerve
foramen spinosum
emissary vein form pterygoid venous plexus
foramen vesalii
anterior palatine nerves and vessels
-these are branches of the pterygopalatine or descending palatine nerves and vessels
greater palatine foramen
greater petrosal nerve
petrosal branches of middle meningeal artery
hiatus of the facial canal (greater petrosal canal)
hypoglossal nerve
meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery
hypoglossal canal
nasopalatine branches of the descending palatine nerves and vessels
incisive nasopalatine canal
