foramen and what passes through it

Question 1

Olfactory foramina of the cribriform plate

Answer 1

Olfactory nerve I

Question 2

Optic canal

Answer 2

Optic nerve II

Question 3

Superior orbital fissure

Answer 3

*Oculomotor nerve III,
*trochlear nerve IV,
*opthalmic division V1 of trigeminal nerve V
* abducens nerve VI

Question 4

Foramen rotundum

Answer 4

Maxillary division V2 of trigeminal nerve V

Question 5

Foramen ovale

Answer 5

Mandibular division of V3 of trigeminal nerve V

Question 6

Foramen lacerum

Answer 6

None; covered by a membrane in adults

Question 7

Foramen spinosum

Answer 7

Middle meningel artery

Question 8

Carotid canal

Answer 8

Internal carotid artery

Question 9

Internal auditory meatus

Answer 9

Facial nerve VII, vestibulocochlear nerve VIII

Question 10

Jugular foramen

Answer 10

Internal jugular vein, glossopharyngeal nerve IX, vagus nerve X, spinal accessory nerve XI

Question 11

Hypoglossal canal

Answer 11

Hypoglossal nerve XII

Question 12

Supraorbital foramen

Answer 12

supraorbital artery and nerve

Question 13

Inferior orbital fissure

Answer 13

Maxillary division V2 of the trigeminal nerve V, zygomatic nerve and blood vessels

Question 14

Infraorbital foramen

Answer 14

Infraorbital nerve (a brance of V2)

Question 15

Mental foramen

Answer 15

Blood vesseels and brancehs of trigeminal neve V, mandibular divsion V3

Question 16

Foramen magnum

Answer 16

Spinal cord

Question 17

Stylomastoid foramen

Answer 17

Facial nerve VII

Question 18

Mandibular foramen

Answer 18

Alveolar nerve

Question 19

Transverse foramen of cervial vertebrae

Answer 19

Vertebral arteries