CRANIAL FORAMEN III

Question 1

mastoid branch of the occipital artery

emissary vein from sigmoid sinus

Answer 1

mastoid foramen

Question 2

mental nerve

mental artery and vein

Answer 2

mental foramen

Question 3

tear duct

Answer 3

nasolacrimal canal

Question 4

optic nerve

ophthalmic artery from internal carotid A

central retinal artery and vein

Answer 4

optic foramen

Question 5

emissary vein

Answer 5

parietal foramen

Question 6

chorda tympanic branch of the facial nerve

Answer 6

petryotympanic (squamotympanic) fissure

Question 7

pharyngeal branch of maxillary artery

pharyngeal branch of greater petrosal nerve from facial nerve 7

Answer 7

pharyngeal canals (vomerovaginal canal)

Question 8

emissary vein, meningeal branch of occipital artery

Answer 8

posterior condylar canal

Question 9

posterior ethmoidal nerve

posterior ethmoidal artery and vein

Answer 9

posterior ethmoidal foramen

Question 10

posterior superior alveolar nerve

posterior superior alveolar artery and vein

Answer 10

posterior superior alveolar (maxillary) foramen

Question 11

nerve of the pterygoid canal

Answer 11

pterygoid (Vidian) canal

Question 12

maxillary artery

posterior superior alveolar nerve (form maxillary)

Answer 12

pterygoaxillary fissure

Question 13

descending palatine nerve

descending palatine artery and vein

Answer 13

pterygopalatine (descending palatine) canal

Question 14

pterygopalatine artery and nerve

pharyngeal artery and vein

Answer 14

pterygopalatine (sphenopalatine) foramen

Question 15

facial nerve proper

Answer 15

stylomastoid foramen

Question 16

cartilaginous portion of auditory tube

Answer 16

sulcus tubae auditivae

Question 17

oculomotor n CN III
trochlear n CN IV
ophthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve (V1)
abducent n CN VI
ophthalmic V

Answer 17

superior orbital fissure

Question 18

zygomaoicofacial branch of the zygomatic nerve of maxillary n (V2)

Answer 18

zygomaticofacial foramen

Question 19

zygomatic nerve of maxillary n (V2)

Answer 19

zygomatic-orbital foramen