Cranium, Brain, Nerves Flashcards
What are the main two parts of the cranium?
Neurocranium
Viscerocranium
Neurocranium bones
8
- frontal
- ethmoid
- sphenoid
- occipital
- temporal (2)
- parietal (2)
Viscerocranium
15
- mandible
- ethmoid
- vomer
- maxilla (2)
- inferior nasal concha (2)
- zygomatic (2)
- palatine (2)
- nasal (2)
- lacrimal (2)
Sutures and age of closure
- Metopic- closes at 3-9 months
- Coronal suture- age 24
- Sagittal suture- begins at age 29, complete at 35
- Lambdoid suture- full fusion may never occur, but btw 30-40
anterior cranial fossa contains
the frontal lobe of the brain
Cribriform foramina in cribriform plate contains
Axons of olfactory epithelium that form Olfactory CN I
Middle cranial fossa contains ____
temporal lobes of brain
Optic canals contain ______
Optic nerves CN II and ophthalmic arteries
Superior orbital fissure contains _____
opthalmic veins
ophthalmic nerve ( part of CN V)
Oculomotor nerve CN III
trochlear nerve (part of CN IV)
abducens nerve CN VI and sympathetic fibers
Foramen rotundum contains _____
maxillary nerve (CN V2)
Foramen ovale contains ______
Mandibular nerve (CN V3)
Foramen spinosum
Middle meningeal artery/vein
Foramen lacerum contains _____
nothing passes through, but opening is covered by internal carotic artery
Carotid Canal contains _____
Internal carotid artery
sympathetic fibers
Posterior cranial fossa
Cerebellum
pons
medulla oblongata
Foramen magnum contains ______
spinal cord and meninges
vertebral arteries
dural veins
anterior and posterior spinal arteries
Jugular foramen contains _____
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
vagus nerve (CN X)
Spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
Internal jugular vein
inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses
Hypoglossal canal contains _____
Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
Internal auditory meatus contains ______
Facial (CN VII)
Vestibulocochlear nerves (CN VIII)