Cranial Nerve Origins Flashcards
1
Q
Origin: cribiform plate
A
1
2
Q
Origin: optic canal
A
2 and ophthalmic artery
3
Q
Origin: superior orbital fissure
A
3, 4, 6, V1 and ophthalmic veins and nerves
4
Q
Origin: foramen rotundum
A
maxillary nerve (V2)
5
Q
Origin: foramen ovale
A
mandibular nerve (V3)
6
Q
Origin: foramen spinosum
A
Middle meningeal artery (comes into cranial cavity)
7
Q
Origin: Internal auditory meatus
A
7 and 8
8
Q
Origin: jugular foramen
A
9, 10, 11, inferior petrosal sinus
9
Q
Origin: hypoglossal canal
A
12
10
Q
Origin: foramen magnum
A
12, spinal cord, and vertebral arteries
11
Q
origin: supraorbital foramen
A
supraorbital VAN
12
Q
origin : intraorbital forament
A
infraorbital VAN
13
Q
Origin: carotid canal
A
internal carotid artery, carotid sympathetic nerve
14
Q
origin: stylomastoid foramen
A
7
15
Q
origin: mental foramen
A
mental VAN
