CRANIAL FORAMEN Flashcards

1
Q

the crista gala is found where, this is the part of the cribriform plate that sticks up?

A

cribriform plate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

this is located under the tentorium cerebellar in the anterior wall

A

internal acoustic meatus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

located above the jugular foramen?

A

carotid canal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

this nerve goes through the parotid capsule and then branches?

A

facial n proper from the stylomastoid foramen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

if the brain gets pushed through this hole, it can cause neurologic suffocation and cut off the medulla oblogata which would decrease HR and breathing?

A

foramen magnum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

this is the window into the pharynx and connects the nasal cavity with the pterygopalatine fossa

A

sphenopalatine foramen or pterygopalatine foramen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

this runs down the nasal septum and into the nasal cavity

A

incisive or nasopalatine canal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

this structure is located above the cribriform plate?

A

foramen cecum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

the anterior pituitary sites in this area and changes off the hypothalamus?

A

sella turcica

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly