Foramina

Question 1

What can you tell me about the Cribriform Plate

Answer 1

In ethmoid

Olfactory nerve I

Question 2

What can you tell me about the

Optic Canal

Answer 2

In Sphenoid

Optic Nerve II

Opthalmic artery

Question 3

What can you tell me about the Superior Orbital Fissure

Answer 3

In Sphenoid

Cranial nerves 3,4 and 6 = Oculomotor III, Trochlear IV and Abducens VI

Also the Ophthalmic branch of Trigeminal Nerve V

Opthalamic vein

Question 4

What can you tell me about the Foramen Rotundum

Answer 4

In Sphenoid

Maxillary branch of Trigeminal Nerve V

Question 5

What can you tell me about the Foramen Ovale

Answer 5

In Sphenoid

Mandibular branch of Trigeminal Nerve V

Motor branch of trigeminal V

Question 6

What can you tell me about the Foramen Spinosum

Answer 6

In Sphenoid

Recurrent meningeal nerve

Question 7

What can you tell me about the Foramen Lacerum (& carotid canal)

Answer 7

between temporal and sphenoid

carotid artery, vein and nerve

Question 8

What can you tell me about the Jugular Foramen

Answer 8

between temporal and occiput

Glossopharyngeal IX
Vagus X
Accessory XI

Jugular vein

Question 9

What can you tell me about the Hypoglossal Canal

Answer 9

in occiput

Hypoglossal Nerve CNXII

Question 10

What can you tell me about the Foramen Magnum

Answer 10

Spinal cord, spinal roots of cranial nerve XI, vertebral arteries

Cranial nerve XI (accessory nerve) provides motor function to the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.

Question 11

What can you tell me about the Condylar Canal

Answer 11

in occiput

Condylar emissary vein

Question 12

What can you tell me about the Internal auditory meatus

Answer 12

in temporals

Facial nerve VII and Vestibulo-cochlear nerve VIII

Question 13

What can you tell me about the Stylo-mastoid foramen

Answer 13

in temporals

exit for VII facial nerve