Cranial Fossa Contents Flashcards

1
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Foramina present in ant cranial fossa include

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Foramen caecum
Cribiform plate
Ant and post ethmoidal forsmen

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2
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Content of foramen caecum

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NASAL EMISSARY VEIN

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3
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Content of cribiform plate

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Olfactory nerve CN1

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4
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Content of ant and post ethmoidal foramen

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Ant and post ethmoidal nerves and vessels

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5
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Foramen present in middle cranial fossa include

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Optic canal
Superior orbital fissure
Foramen rotundum
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum
Foramen lacerum
Groove or hiatus of greater petrosal nerve

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6
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Content of optic canal

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Optic nerve
Ophthalmic artery

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7
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Content of superior orbital fissure

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Oculomotor nerve
Trochlear nerve
Abducens nerve
Opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve
Sup opthalmic vein

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8
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Content of foramen rotundum

A

Maxillary branch of trigeminal

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9
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Content of foramen ovale

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Mandibular branch of trigeminal
Accessory meningeal artery
Lesser Petrosal nerve
Emissary vein connecting cavernous sinus with pterygoid plexus of veins

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10
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Content of foramen spinosum

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Middle meningeal artery and vein
Meningeal division of mandibular branch of trigeminal

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11
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Content of foramen lacerum

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Deep petrosal nerve
Greater petrosal nerve
They unite to form nerve of pterygoid canal

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12
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Content of internal acoustic meatus

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Facial nerve
Vestibulocochlear nerve

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13
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Groove of greater petrosal nerve

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Greater petrosal nerve
Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery

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14
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Foramina present in post cranial fossa include

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Foramen magnum
Jugular foramen
Hypoglossal canal
Condylar canal
Carotid canal
Mastoid foramen
Stylomastoid foramen

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15
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Content of foramen magnum

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Meninges
Medulla
Vertebral arteries
Spinal root of accessory nerve
Dural veins
Ant and post spinal arteries
Tectorial membrane

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16
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Contents of jugular foramen

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Glossopharyngeal nerve
Vagus nerve
Accessory nerve
IJV
Inferior petrosal sinus
Meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery

17
Q

Content of hypoglossal canal

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Hypoglossal nerve
Meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery
Emissary vein connecting sigmoid sinus with IJV

18
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Content of mastoid foramen

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Mastoid emissary vein from sigmoid sinus
Meningeal branch of occipital artery

19
Q

Content of condylar canal

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Emissary vein that passes from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in the neck

20
Q

Content of carotid canal

A

Internal carotid artery
Venous and sympathetic plexuses around internal carotid artery

21
Q

Contents of incisive foramen

A

Greater Palatine vessels
Nasopalatine nerve

22
Q

Content of greater Palatine foramen

A

Greater Palatine vessels
Ant Palatine nerve

23
Q

Contents of Lesser Palatine foramen

A

Middle Palatine nerve
Post Palatine nerve

24
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Content of stylomastoid foramen

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Facial nerve
Stylomastoid branch of post auricular artery