Foramen And Canals Flashcards
Which bone makes up the stylomastoid foramen, carotid canal, internal acoustic meatus and the foramen lacerum?
Temporal bone
What bone makes up the pterygoid canal, optic canal, foramen ovale, spinosum, rotundum and superior orbital fissure?
Sphenoid bone
What bone makes up the jugular foramen, hypoglossal canal and foramen magnum?
Occipital
Which bone makes up the cribiform plate?
Ethmoid bone
What bone forms the infraorbital foramen?
Zygomatic process of maxilla
What forms the inferior orbital fissure?
Between the greater wing of sphenoid and orbital surface of the maxilla
What passes through the cribiform plate?
Olfactory nerve
What passes through the optic canal?
Optic nerve and ophthalmic A
What passes through the superior orbital fissure?
Oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, ophthalmic nerve (CN V1), abducens N and superior ophthalmic vein
Frontal, nasociliary and lacrimal nerves
What passes through the foramen rotundum?
Maxillary N (V2)
What passes through the foramen ovale?
Mandibular nerve (V3), lesser petrosal N and accessory meningeal A
What passes through the foramen spinosum?
Middle meningeal A and V
Meningeal branch of mandibular nerve (V3)
What passes through the foramen lacerum?
Nothing passes through it because it is covered in cartilage
Internal carotid A and greater petrosal N pass over it
What passes through the carotid canal?
Internal carotid A and internal carotid nerve plexus
What passes through the internal acoustic meatus?
Facial nerve and vestibulocochlear N