Foramen Content Flashcards

1
Q

Cribriform plate

A

CN I

Ethmoid

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2
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Foramen cecum

A

Nasal emissary vein

Frontal

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3
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Anterior ethmoidal foramen

A

Anterior ethmoidal artery, vein, and nerve

Frontolethmoidal suture

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4
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Posterior ethmoidal foramen

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Posterior ethmoidal artery, vein, and nerve

Frontolethmoidal suture

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5
Q

Optic canal

A

CN II, ophthalmic aarty

Sphenoid - chiasmatic groove

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6
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Superior orbital fissure

A

CNs III, IV, V1, VI, superior ophthalmic vein

Sphenoid

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7
Q

Foramen rotundum

A

CN V2

Sphenoid

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8
Q

Foramen ovale

A

CN V3, accessory meningeal artery

Sphenoid

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9
Q

Foramen spinosum

A

Middle meningeal artery, recurrent meningeal nerve (V3)

Sphenoid

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10
Q

Hiatus for greater petrosal n.

A

Greater petrosal nerve (CN VII,) petrosal br. of middle meningeal artery
(Temporal - petrous)

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11
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Hiatus for lesser petrosal n.

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Lesser petrosal nerve (CN IX)

Temporal - petrous, lateral to greater

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12
Q

Internal acoustic meatus

A

CNs VII and VIII, internal labryrinthine artery (Temporal - petrous)

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13
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Jugular foramen

A

CNs IX, X, and XI, sigmoid sinus, inf. petrosal sinus, internal jugular vein, posterior meningeal branches of occipital and ascending pharyngeal arteries
(Petrooccipital fissue)

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14
Q

Mastoid foramen

A

Mastoid emissary vein

Temporal - mastoid

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15
Q

Condyloid canal

A

Condyloid emissary vein

Occipital - lateral to foramen magnum

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16
Q

Foramen magnum

A

Spinal cord, spinal roots of CN XI, vertebral arteries ant. and post. spinal arteries, dural veins
(Occipital)

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17
Q

Hypoglossal canal

A
CN XII (GSE), post. meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery
(Occipital)
18
Q

Petrotympanic fissure

A

Chorda tympani of CN VII

Temporal - med. mandibular fossa

19
Q

Stylomastoid foramen

A
CN VII (SVE)
(mastoid post. to styloid process)
20
Q

Carotid canal

A

Internal carotid artery, sympathetic plexus

Temporal

21
Q

Tympanic canaliculus

A

Tympanic br. of CN IX

Temporal - crest between jugular foramen and carotid canal

22
Q

Mastoid canaliculus

A

Auricular br. of CN X

Temporal - inside jugular foramen lateral

23
Q

Foramen lacerum

A

Meningeal br. of ascending pharyngeal artery

Sphenoid, temporal, occipital

24
Q

Sphenomaxillary fissure

A

3rd portion maxillary artery

Ant. infratemporal fossa

25
Q

Pterygopalatine fossa

A

3rd portion maxillary artery and pterygopalatine ganglion

Inside sphenomaxillary fissure

26
Q

Sphenopalatine foramen

A

Sphenopalatine artery, nasopalatine nerve, post. sup. lat. nasal nerve
(Deep to pterygopalatine fossa - med. wall)

27
Q

Pterygoid canal

A

Nerve and artery of the pterygoid canal

Sphenoid - ant. wall of foramen lacerum

28
Q

Pharyngeal canal

A

Pharyngeal artery and nerve

Sphenovomer suture

29
Q

Greater palatine canal

A

Greater palatine artery and nerve

Palatine bone

30
Q

Lesser palatine canal

A

Lesser palatine artery and nerve

Palatine bone

31
Q

Supraorbital notch

A

Supraorbital artery, vein and nerve

Frontal

32
Q

Infraorbital foramen

A

Infraorbital artery, vein, and nerve

Maxilla

33
Q

Anterior ethmoidal foramen

A

Seen in both orbital foramen and anterior cranial fossa

34
Q

Posterior ethmoidal foramen

A

Seen in both orbital foramen and anterior cranial fossa

35
Q

Nasolacrimal canal

A

Nasolacrimal duct

Maxilla

36
Q

Superior orbital fissure

A

Seen in orbital foramen and anterior cranial fossa

37
Q

Inferior orbital fissure

A

Infraorbital artery and nerve, orbital nerves, zygomatic nerves, inferior ophthalmic vein
(Upper extent of maxillary fissure)

38
Q

Zygomaticofacial foramen

A

Zygomaticofacial artery, vein, and nerve

Zygomatic

39
Q

Zygomaticotemporal foramen

A

Zygomaticotemporal artery, vein, and nerve

Zygomatic

40
Q

Incisive canal

A

Nasopalatine nerve, greater palatine artery

Maxilla

41
Q

Mandibular foramen

A

Inferior alveolar artery, vein, and nerve

Mandible

42
Q

Mental foramen

A

Mental artery, vein, and nerve

Mandible