Cranial nerves and foramina Flashcards
What cranial nerve(s) come from cribriform plate of ethmoid bone?
Olfactory nerve
What cranial nerve(s) come from optic canal?
- optic nerve
- opthalmic artery
What cranial nerve(s) come from superior orbital fissure?
- III
- IV
- V1 - opthalmic
- VI
- opthalmic vessels
- sympathetic fibres
- all control extrinsic muscles of the eye
What cranial nerve(s) come from inferior orbital fissure?
- V2 - maxillary
- infraorbital vessels
What cranial nerve(s) come from foramen rotundum?
V2 - maxillary division of trigeminal nerve
What cranial nerve(s) come from foramen ovale?
V3 - mandibular division of trigeminal nerve
What artery comes from foramen spinosum?
Middle meningeal artery to supply dura around brain
What artery comes from carotid canal?
Internal carotid artery
What cranial nerve(s) come from internal acoustic meatus?
- VII
- VIII
What cranial nerve(s) come from jugular foramen?
- IX
- X
- XI
- sigmoid sinus –> internal jugular vein
What cranial nerve(s) come from hypoglossal canal?
XII
What comes from foramen magnum?
- spinal cord and brainstem come together
- vertebral arteries, medulla, spinal roots of accessory nerve
