foramen

Question 1

what foramen does the olfactory nerve pass through

Answer 1

foramina in cribriform plate of ethmoid bone

Question 2

what foramen does the optic nerve pass through

Answer 2

optic canal (ophthalmic arteries also pass through)

Question 3

what foramen does the oculomotor nerve pass through

Answer 3

superior orbital fissure

Question 4

what foramen does the trochlear nerve pass through

Answer 4

superior orbital fissure

Question 5

what foramen does the V1 branch of trigeminal nerve pass through (ophthalmic)

Answer 5

superior orbital fissure

Question 6

what foramen does the abducent nerve pass through

Answer 6

superior orbital fissure

Question 7

what foramina does the facial nerve pass through

Answer 7

• internal acoustic meatus (petrous part of temporal bone)
• facial canal
• stylomastoid foramen

Question 8

what foramen does V2 of trigeminal nerve pass through

Answer 8

foramen rotundum

Question 9

what foramen does the V3 of trigeminal nerve pass through

Answer 9

foramen ovale

Question 10

what foramen does the vestibulocochlear nerve pass through

Answer 10

internal acoustic meatus

Question 11

what foramen does the glossopharyngeal nerve pass through

Answer 11

jugular foramen

Question 12

what foramen does the vagus nerve pass through

Answer 12

jugular foramen

Question 13

what foramen does the accessory nerve pass through

Answer 13

jugular foramen

Question 14

what foramen does the hypoglossal nerve pass through

Answer 14

hypoglossal canal

Question 15

what foramen does the middle meningeal artery pass through

Answer 15

foramen spinosum

Question 16

what foramen does the internal carotid artery pass through

Answer 16

carotid canal

Question 17

what passes through the foramen magnum

Answer 17

spinal cord, medulla, vertebral arteries, spinal arteries, dural veins, accessory nerve (XI)