foramina Flashcards
optic canal
optic nerve, ophthalmic artery
supraorbital foramen/ notch
ophthalmic division of trigeminal V1- supraorbital nerve
infraorbital foramen
maxillary division of the trigeminal V2-infraorbital n
superior orbital fissure
oculomotor nerve CNIII/CN3
trochlear nerve CNIV/4
Abducens nerve CNVI/6
V1/ ophthalmic division of the trigeminal
carotid canal
internal carotid artery and internal nerve plexus
foramen rotundum
V2/maxillary division of the trigeminal
foramen ovale
V3/ mandibular division of the trigeminal
accesssory meningeal and occassionaly lesser petrosal nerve
foramen spinosum
middle meningeal artery and vein(mengitis occurs in the spine), meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve
internal acoustic meatus
facial nerve CN VII/7
vestibulocochlear CN VIII/8
labyrinthine artery
stylomastoid foramen
facial nerve leaving the cranial cavity
jugular foramen
Glossopharyngeal/ CNIX/9 Vagus/ CNX/10 Spinal accesory / CNXII/11 inferior petrosal sinus sigmoid sinus posterior meningeal artery
hypoglossal canal
hypoglossal nerve
foramen magnum
brain stem/medulla
petrotympanic fissure
chorda tympani