foramen of the skull Flashcards
foramen magnum
where vertebral arteries, spinal cord, and medulla oblongata pass through
hypoglossal canal
where hypoglossal nerve passes through
external acoustic meatus
where sound waves travel to reach tympanic membrane
stylomastoid foramen
where terminal branch of facial nerve passes through
carotid canal
where internal carotid artery passes through
jugular foramen
where internal jugular vein, glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves pass through
sella turcica
centrally positioned on sphenoid bone
foramen lacerum
where greater petrosal nerve passes through
internal acoustic meatus
where facial and vestibulocochlear nerves pass through
optic canal
where ophthalmic artery and optic nerve pass through
foramen ovale
where mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve passes through
foramen spinosum
where middle meningeal artery passes through
foramen rotundum
where maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve passes through
superior orbital fissure
where ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve, oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves pass through
infraorbital foramen
below the orbit
