Cranial Fossa Contents Flashcards
Foramina present in ant cranial fossa include
Foramen caecum
Cribiform plate
Ant and post ethmoidal forsmen
Content of foramen caecum
NASAL EMISSARY VEIN
Content of cribiform plate
Olfactory nerve CN1
Content of ant and post ethmoidal foramen
Ant and post ethmoidal nerves and vessels
Foramen present in middle cranial fossa include
Optic canal
Superior orbital fissure
Foramen rotundum
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum
Foramen lacerum
Groove or hiatus of greater petrosal nerve
Content of optic canal
Optic nerve
Ophthalmic artery
Content of superior orbital fissure
Oculomotor nerve
Trochlear nerve
Abducens nerve
Opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve
Sup opthalmic vein
Content of foramen rotundum
Maxillary branch of trigeminal
Content of foramen ovale
Mandibular branch of trigeminal
Accessory meningeal artery
Lesser Petrosal nerve
Emissary vein connecting cavernous sinus with pterygoid plexus of veins
Content of foramen spinosum
Middle meningeal artery and vein
Meningeal division of mandibular branch of trigeminal
Content of foramen lacerum
Deep petrosal nerve
Greater petrosal nerve
They unite to form nerve of pterygoid canal
Content of internal acoustic meatus
Facial nerve
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Groove of greater petrosal nerve
Greater petrosal nerve
Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery
Foramina present in post cranial fossa include
Foramen magnum
Jugular foramen
Hypoglossal canal
Condylar canal
Carotid canal
Mastoid foramen
Stylomastoid foramen
Content of foramen magnum
Meninges
Medulla
Vertebral arteries
Spinal root of accessory nerve
Dural veins
Ant and post spinal arteries
Tectorial membrane