Cranial nerves and foramina Flashcards
1
Q
Cribriform Plate/ olfactory foramen
A
olfactory nerve 1
2
Q
Optic canal
A
optic nerve 2
3
Q
Superior orbital fissure
A
Oculomotor (III) Trochlear (IV) Abducens (VI) Trigeminal V1 (ophthalmic)
4
Q
Inferior Orbital Fissure
A
zygomatic branch of the maxillary, maxillary is V2
5
Q
Foramen Rotundum
A
Trigeminal V2
maxillary
6
Q
Foramen Ovale
A
Trigeminal V3
mandibular
7
Q
Internal Auditory Meatus
A
Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
8
Q
Jugular Foramen
A
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Vagus (X)
Accessory (XI)
9
Q
Hypoglossal Canal
A
Hypoglossal (XII)
10
Q
Foramen Magnum
A
spinal cord, Accessory nerve
11
Q
Foramen lacerum
A
greater petrosal nerve
12
Q
coratid canal
A
coratid artery
13
Q
supraorbital foramen (notch)
A
supraorbital nerve
14
Q
infraorbital foramen
A
infraorbital nerve, branch of maxillary
15
Q
mental foramen
A
inferior alveolar nerve
16
Q
mandibular foramen
A
branch of the trigeminal
17
Q
foramen spinosum
A
meningeal branch of the mandibular
