Foramina Flashcards
1
Q
cribiform plate
A
CN I
2
Q
foramen cecum
A
nasal emissary v.
3
Q
anterior ethmoidal foramen
A
anterior ethmoidal avn
4
Q
posterior ethmoidal foramen
A
posterior ethmoidal avn
5
Q
optic canal
A
optic n.
opthalmic artery
6
Q
superior orbital fissure
A
CN III, IV, V1, VI
superior opthalmic v.
7
Q
foramen rotundum
A
CN V2
8
Q
foramen ovale
A
CN V3
- accessory meningeal a.
9
Q
foramen spinosum
A
recurrent meningeal n.
middle meningeal a.
10
Q
hiatus for greater petrosal n.
A
greater petrosal n.
petrosal branch of middle meningeal a.
11
Q
hiatus for lesser petrosal n.
A
lesser petrosal n.
12
Q
internal acoustic meatus
A
CN VII, VIII
internal labryinthine a.
13
Q
jugular foramen
A
(1,2,3,3)
- IJV
- carotid sinus
- inferior petrosal sinus
- sigmoid sinus
- CN’s IX, X, XI
- posterior meningeal branches of occipital and ascending pharyngeal aa.
14
Q
mastoid foramen
A
mastoid emissary v.
15
Q
condyloid canal
A
condyloid emissary v.