Foramen Of Skull

Question 1

The supraorbital foramen (notch) is located in what bone

Answer 1

Frontal

Question 2

The supraorbital foramen contains which structures

Answer 2

Supraorbital nerve
“ artery
“ vein

Question 3

The infraorbital foramen is located in which bone?

Answer 3

Maxillary bone

It connects the orbit w the face

Question 4

Which structures pass through the infraorbital foramen?

Answer 4

Infraorbital nerve
“ artery
“ vein

Question 5

The mental foramen is in which bone?

Answer 5

Mandible

Question 6

The mental foramen connects what?

Answer 6

Mandibular canal and face

Question 7

The mental foramen contains which structures?

Answer 7

Mental nerve
Mental artery
Mental vein

Question 8

The parietal foramen is located ?

Answer 8

In the parietal bones, on either or both sides of the sagittal suture.

Question 9

The parietal foramen contains?

Answer 9

Emissary veins

Question 10

Which cranial fossa is the olfactory nerve found in ?

Answer 10

Anterior fossa?

Question 11

Which is the only cranial nerve located in the anterior fossa ?

Answer 11

Olfactory nerve

Question 12

What is contained in the optic canal ?

Answer 12

Opthalmic artery

Optic nerve (CN II)

Question 13

Where is the optic canal located ?

Answer 13

At the base of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone.

Question 14

Where is the superior orbital fissure located ?

Answer 14

Between the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bones.

Question 15

What passes through the superior orbital fissure ?

Answer 15

Occulomotor Nerve (CN III)

Trochlear N. (CN IV)

Abducens N. (CN VI)

Opthalmic branch of trigeminal N. (CN V 1)

Opthalmic Veins

Question 16

The carotid canal is located where?

Answer 16

The temporal bone

Question 17

The opening of the carotid canal that is in the middle cranial fossa is called the?

Answer 17

Foramen lacerum

Question 18

What passes through the carotid canal?

Answer 18

The Internal carotid artery and the sympathetic plexus surround artery

Question 19

Location of the foramen rotundum?

Answer 19

In the greather wing of the sphenoid bone

Question 20

What passes through the foramen rotundum?

Answer 20

Maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve. (CN V-2)

Question 21

Location of the foramen ovale?

Answer 21

Sphenoid bone

Question 22

What passes through the foramen ovale?

Answer 22

The mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve. (CN - V3)

Also, when present, the accessory meningeal artery

Question 23

Where is the foramen spinosum located ?

Answer 23

Sphenoid bone

Question 24

What passes through the foramen spinosum?

Answer 24

Middle meningeal artery

Nervous spinosum (from V-3)

Question 25

Location of the internal auditory meatus ?

Answer 25

Temporal bone

Question 26

What passes through the internal auditory meatus?

Answer 26

Facial nerve (CN VII) Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII)

Question 27

Which foramina are located in the occipital bone?

Answer 27

Foramen magnum | Hypoglossal canal

Question 28

Where is the hypoglossal canal located ?

Answer 28

In the occipital bone

Question 29

What passes thru the hypoglossal canal?

Answer 29

Hypoglossal nerve

Question 30

Where is the foramen magnum located ?

Answer 30

Occipital bone

Question 31

What passes through the foramen magnum ?

Answer 31

Spinal cord with meninges. Vertebral A and N

Question 32

Where is the optic foramen and canal ?

Answer 32

At the base of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone.

Question 33

What passes through the optic foramen and canal?

Answer 33

Optic Nerve (CN II) Opthalmic Artery

Question 34

Where is the superior orbital fissure?

Answer 34

In between the greater and lesser wings in sphenoid bones

Question 35

What passes through the superior orbital fissure?

Answer 35

``` Occulomotor (CN III) Trochlear (CN IV) Abducens (CN VI) Opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V - 1) Opthalmic veins ```

Question 36

What is contained in the incisive foramen

Answer 36

Nasopalatine nerve and sphenopalatine artery and vein

Question 37

Greater palatine foramen conttains;

Answer 37

Greater palatine n, a , v,

Question 38

Lesser palatine nerve contains;

Answer 38

Lesser palatine n a v

Question 39

Sphenopalatine foramen contains

Answer 39

Sphenopalatine aretery and vein Nasopalatine nerve

Question 40

Petrotympanic fissure contains:

Answer 40

Transmits the chorda tympani and anterior tympanic artery

Question 41

Posterior superior alveolar foramina

Answer 41

Contains posterior superior alveolar n a and v

Question 42

Petrygomaxillary fissure

Answer 42

Maxillary artery (third part) and maxillary nerve (V2)