Foramina/Canals Flashcards
Incisive fossa
transmits the nasopalatine n. & a., greater palatine a.
Greater palatine foramen
transmits the greater palatine n., a. & v.
Lesser palatine foramen
transmits the lesser palatine n., a. & v.
Foramen lacerum
transmits greater petrosal n.
Foramen ovale
transmits the mandibular n. & accessory meningeal a., lesser petrosal n.
Foramen spinosum
transmits middle meningeal vessels, meningeal (recurrent) branch of mandibular n.
Carotid canal
transmits internal carotid a., carotid n. (autonomic plexus)
Petrotympanic fissure
transmits chorda tympani n. (facial n. VIII)
Tympanic canaliculus
transmits tympanic n. (glossopharyngeal n. IX)
Mastoid canaliculus
transmits auricular br. of vagus n. X
Stylomastoid foramen
transmits the facial n. VII
Jugular fossa
transmits the internal jugular v., glossopharyngeal n., vagus n. & accessory n.
Mastoid foramen
transmits mastoid emissary v., posterior meningeal a.
Hypoglossal canal
transmits hypoglossal n. XII
Foramen magnum
transmits the spinal cord, vertebral a. & v., & accessory n.
Anterior ethmoidal foramen
transmits the anterior ethmoidal n., a., & v.
Posterior ethmoidal foramen
transmits the posterior ethmoidal n., a., & v.
Optic canal
transmits the optic n. & ophthalmic a.
Superior orbital fissure
transmits the ophthalmic n., oculomotor n., trochlear n., abducens n., & ophthalmic v.
Foramen rotundum
transmits the maxillary n. (V2)
Internal auditory meatus
transmits facial & vestibulocochlear n
Jugular foramen
transmits the internal jugular v., glossopharyngeal n., vagus n. & accessory n.
