Foramen

Question 1

Mandibular foramen

Answer 1

Inferior aveolar n.

Question 2

Incisive fossa

Answer 2

Nasopalatine n., sphenopalatine a.

Question 3

Greater palatine foramen

Answer 3

Greater palatine n./a./v.

Question 4

Lesser palatine foramen

Answer 4

Lesser palatine n./a./v.

Question 5

Foramen lacerum

Answer 5

Greater petrosal n.

Question 6

Foramen ovale

Answer 6

Lesser petrosal n., Mandibular n. (V3), Accessory meningeal artery

Question 7

Foramen spinosum

Answer 7

Middle meningeal a., meningeal branch of mandibular n. (V3)

Question 8

Carotid canal

Answer 8

Internal carotid a.

Question 9

Stylomastoid foramen

Answer 9

Facial n. (CN7)

Question 10

Jugular foramen

Answer 10

Glossopharyngeal (CN9), Vagus (CN10), Spinal accessory (CN11)

Question 11

Hypoglossal canal

Answer 11

Hypoglossal n. (CN12)

Question 12

Foramen magnum

Answer 12

Vertebral arteries, spinal roots of accessory n. (CN11)

Question 13

Anterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer 13

Anterior ethmoidal n./a./v.

Question 14

Foramina of cribriform plate

Answer 14

Olfactory n.

Question 15

Posterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer 15

Posterior ethmoidal n./a./v.

Question 16

Optic canal

Answer 16

Optic n. (CN2), Ophthalmic a.

Question 17

Superior orbital fissure

Answer 17

Oculomotor n. (CN3), Trochlear n. (CN4), Lacrimal, frontal, and nasociliary branches of ophthalmic n. (V1), Abducent n. (CN6)

Question 18

Foramen rotundum

Answer 18

Maxillary n. (V2)

Question 19

Internal acoustic meatus

Answer 19

Facial n. (CN7), Vestibulocochlear n. (CN8)