Foramina and its contents

Question 1

Foramen Ceacum

Answer 1

Emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus from upper part of nose

Question 2

Anterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer 2

Anterior ethmoidal nerve and vessels

Question 3

Foramina of cribriform plate

Answer 3

Olfactory nerve rootlets

Question 4

Posterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer 4

Posterior ethmoidal vessels

Question 5

Foramen rotundum

Answer 5

Maxillary nerve (CN V2)

Question 6

Foramen ovale

Answer 6

Mandibular nerve (CN V3); 
Accessory meningeal artery;  
Lesser petrosal nerve;
Emissary vein connecting cavernous sinus with pterygoid plexus
 (MALE)

Question 7

Foramen spinosum

Answer 7

Middle meningeal artery and vein,

meningeal branch of mandibular nerve (CN V3)

Question 8

Foramen lacerum

Answer 8

None

Question 9

Foramen magnum

Answer 9

Lowest part of medulla oblongata and three meninges; 
vertebral arteries; 
spinal roots of CN XI; 
anterior and posterior spinal arteries; 
apical ligament; 
vertical band of cruciate ligament  
membrana tectoria.
(LVSAVM)