Foramen and what goes through them Flashcards
Foramen Cecum
Nasal emissary vein
Cribiform foramina in cribiform plate
Axons of olfactory cells in olfactory epithelium from the olfactory nerves
Anterior and posterior ethmodial foramina
Vessels and nerves with the same names
Optic canals
Optic Nerces (CNII) and ophthalmic arteries
Superior orbital fissure
Ophthalmic veins Ophthalmic nerve (CN V1) Oculomotor (CN III) Trochlear (CN IV) Abducens *CN VI) sympathetic fibers
Foramen rotundum
Maxillary Nerve (V2)
Foramen Ovale
Mandibulary Nerve V3
accessory meningeal artery
Foramen spinosum
Middle meningeal artery and vein
and meningeal branch of V3
Foramen Lacerum
Deep petrosal nerve
some meningeal arterial branches and small veins
Groove of greater petrosal nerve
great pretrosal nerve
petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery
Foramen Magnum
Medulla and meninges vertebral arteries CN XI dural veins anterior and posterior spinal arteries
Jugular foramen
CN IX, X, and XI
superior bulb of internal jugular vein
inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses
meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries
Hupoglossal canal
Hypoglossal Nerve CN XII
Condylar canal
emissary vein that passes from the sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in the neck
Mastoid foramen
Mastoid emissary vein from sigmoid sinus
meningeal branch of occipital artery