Foramen Contents

Question 1

Foramen mangum

Answer 1

vertebral arteries
spinal chord
XI (accessory spinal nerve)

Question 2

jugular foramen

Answer 2

internal jugular vein
IX - Glossopharyngeal
X- vagus
Xi- accessory spinal nerve

Question 3

Foramen ovale

Answer 3

V3- mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve

Question 4

Foramen lacerum

Answer 4

Nothing

(fat

Question 5

Foramen rotundum

Answer 5

V2- maxillary branch of mandibular nerve

Question 6

hypoglossal canal

Answer 6

XII- hypoglossal nerve

Question 7

optic foramen

Answer 7

II- optic nerve

Question 8

foramen spinosum

Answer 8

middle meningeal vessels

Question 9

carotid canal

Answer 9

internal carotid artery

Question 10

cribriform foramina

Answer 10

I- olfactory nerve

Question 11

mastoid foramen

Answer 11

mastoid emissary veins

Question 12

inferior orbital fissure

Answer 12

infraorbital nerve ( branch of V 2)

Question 13

stylomastoid foramen

Answer 13

VII- facial nerve

Question 14

superior orbital fissure

Answer 14

III- oculomotor nerve
IV- trochlear
V 1- ophthalmic branch of trigeminal
VI- abducens

ophthalmic veins

Question 15

supraorbital foramen

Answer 15

Supraorbital artery

supraorbital nerve- (branch V1)

Question 16

lacrimal groove

Answer 16

nasolacrimal duct

Question 17

greater and lesser palatine foramina

Answer 17

palatine vessels

greater and lesser palatine nerves (branch of V 2)

Question 18

incisive foramen

Answer 18

branches of nasopalatine nerve ( branch of V 2)

Question 19

infraorbital foramen

Answer 19

infraorbital artery 
infraortibal nerve ( branch of V2)

Question 20

mandibular foramen

Answer 20

inferior alveolar vessles

inferior alveolar nerve ( branch of V3)

Question 21

mental foramen

Answer 21

mental blood vessels
mental nerve (branch of V3)