Cranial Foramina Flashcards
1
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Anterior Cranial Fossa Contents
A
- Foramen cecum
- Cribiform foramina in cribiform plate
- Ant/ Post ethmoidal foramina
2
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Middle Cranial Fossa Contents
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- Optic canals
- Superior orbital fissure
- Foramen rotundum
- Foramen ovale
- Foramen spinosum
- Foramen lacerum
- Groove/ hiatus of greater petrosal n.
3
Q
Posterior Cranial Fossa Contents
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- Foramen magnum
- Jugular foramen
- Condylar canal
- Mastoid foramen
4
Q
Cribiform foramina in cribiform plate
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axons of olfactory cells in olfactory epithelium that forma olfactory nerves
5
Q
superior orbital fissure
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ophthalmic veins; ophthalmic n. (CN V1); CN III, IV, and VI; sympathetic fibers
6
Q
foramen rotundum
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maxillary n. (CN V2)
7
Q
foramen ovale
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mandibular n. (CN V3) and accessory meningeal a.
8
Q
foramen magnum
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medulla and meninges, vertebral arteries, CN XI, dural veins, ant/ post spinal arteries
9
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jugular foramen
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CN IX, X, and XI; superior bulb of internal jug. vein; inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses; meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal a.
