Foramina and What They Transmit Flashcards
Cribriform plate
CN I
Foramen cecum
Nasal emissary vein
Anterior ethmoidal foramen
anterior ethmoidal a.v.n.
Posterior ethmoidal foramen
posterior ethmoidal a.v.n.
Optic canal
CNII, opthalmic a.
Suuperior orbital fissure
CNs III, IV, V1, VI, superior ophthalmic v.
Foramen rotundum
CN V2
Foramen ovale
CN V3, accessory meningeal a.
Foramen spinosum
Middle meningeal a., recurrent meningal n. (V3)
Hiatus for greater petrosal n.
Greater petrosal n. (CN VII), petrosal br. of middle meningeal a.
Hiatus for lesser petrosal n.
Lesser petrosal n. (CN IX)
Internal acoustic meatus
CNs VII & VIII, internal labyrinthine a.
Jugular foramen
CNs IX, X & XI, sigmoid sinus, inf. petrosal sinus, internal jugular v., posterior meningeal brs. of occipital & ascending pharyngeal aa.
Mastoid foramen
Mastoid emissary v.
Condyloid canal
Condyloid emissary v.
Foramen magnum
Spinal cord, spinal roots of CNXI, vertebral aa., ant. & post. spinal aa., ant. & post. meningeal branches (vert. a.); dural vv.