Foramen and what runs through them Flashcards
Nasal emissary vein
Foramen cecum
Axons of olfactory cells in olfactory epithelium that form olfactory nerves
Cribiform foramina in cribiform plate
Vessels and nerves with same names
Anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina
Optic nerves (CN II) and ophthalmic arteries
Optic canals
Ophthalmic veins, ophthalmic nerve (CN V1), CN III, IV,VI, and sympathetic fibers
Superior orbital fissure
Maxillary nerve (CN V2)
Foramen rotundum
Mandibular Nerve (CN V3) and accessory meningeal artery
Foramen Ovale
Middle meningeal artery and vein and meningeal branch of CN V3
Foramen spinosum
Deep petrosal nerve and some meningeal arterial branches and small veins
Foramen Lacerum
Greater petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery
Grove or hiatus of greater petrosal nerve
Medulla and meninges, vertebral arteries, CN XI, dural veins, anterior and posterior spinal arteries
Foramen magnum
CN IX, X, XI; superior bulb of internal jugular vein, inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses; and meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries
Jugular Foramen
Hypoglossal Nerve (CN XII)
Hypoglossal canal
Emissary vein that passes from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in neck
Condylar canal
Mastoid emissary vein from sigmoid sinus and meningeal branch of occipital artery
Mastoid foramen