Cranial nerve foramina Flashcards
Which nerve passes through the cribriform plate
Olfactory nerve - Cranial nerve 1
Which nerve passes through the optic canal
Optic nerve - Cranial nerve II
What nerves pass through the superior orbital fissure
Occulomotor nerve - Cranial nerve 3
Trochlear nerve - Cranial nerve IV
Ophthalmic nerve - Ophthalmic branch of the Cranial nerve V - trigeminal
Abducens nerve - Cranial nerve VI
What nerve passes through the foramen rotundum
Maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve CNV2
What nerve passes through the foramen ovale
Mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve (CNV3)
What nerves pass through the internal acoustic meatus
Facial nerve - CNVII
Vestibulocochlear nerve - CNVIII
What nerves pass through the jugular foramen
Glossopharyngeal nerve - CNIX
Vagus nerve - CNX
Accessory nerve - CNXI
What nerves pass through the hypoglossal canal
Hypoglossal nerve - CNXII
Foramina for cranial nerve 1 - Olfactory nerve
Cribriform plate
Foramina for cranial nerve 2 - Optic nerve
Optic canal
Foramina for cranial nerve 3 - Occulomotor nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Foramina for cranial nerve 4 - Trochlear nerve
Superior orbital fissure
Foramina for cranial nerve 5 - V1
Superior orbital fissure
Foramina for cranial nerve 6 - Abducen
Superior orbital fissure
Foramina for cranial nerve 7 - Facial
Internal acoustic meatus