Foramina & canals of the cranium

Question 1

Incisive fossa

Answer 1

Nasopalantine N

Sphenopalantine VAN

Question 2

Greater palatine foramen

Answer 2

Greater palatine VAN

Question 3

lesser palantine foramen

Answer 3

lesser palantine VAN

Question 4

Foramen lacerum

Answer 4

Greater petrosal N

Question 5

Formamen ovale

Answer 5

Lesser petrosal N
Mandibular N (V3)
acessory meningeal Art

Question 6

foramen spinosum

Answer 6

meningeal branch of mandibular N

Middle meningeal VAN

Question 7

Carotid Canal

Answer 7

carotid autonomic plexus

internal carotid art

Question 8

petrotympanic fissure

Answer 8

chorda tympani of Pacial N (VII)

Question 9

Tympanic canaliculus

Answer 9

tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal

Question 10

Mastoid canaliculus

Answer 10

auricular branch of the vagus N (X)

Question 11

stylomastoid foramen

Answer 11

facial N (VII)

Question 12

Jugular fossa

Answer 12

glossopharyngeal N (IX)
vagus (X)
Accessory (XI)
IJV

Question 13

Mastoid foramen

Answer 13

mastoid emissary V

posterior meningeal a

Question 14

hypoglossal canal

Answer 14

hypoglossal N (XII)

Question 15

foramen magnum

Answer 15

spinal root of accessory N (XI)
medulla oblongota
vertebral A
venous plexus

Question 16

Foramen cecum

Answer 16

emissary V to the superior saggital Sinus

Question 17

Nasal Slit / Anterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer 17

Anterior Ethmoid VA

Question 18

Foramina of Cribiform Plate

Answer 18

Olifactory N

Question 19

Posterior ethmodial Foramen

Answer 19

Posterior ethmoidal VA

Question 20

Optic Canal

Answer 20

Optic N (II) 
opthamalmic A

Question 21

Superior orbital Fissure

Answer 21

Occulomotor N (III) 
Trochlear N (IV) 
Branches of Opthalmic N (V1) 
Abducent N (VII) 
Superior opthalmic V

Question 22

Foramen Rotundum

Answer 22

Maxillary N (V2)

Question 23

Foramen Ovale

Answer 23

Mandibular N (V3)
Accessory meningeal A
lesser Petrosal N

Question 24

Foramen Spinosum

Answer 24

Meningeal branch of Mandibular N (V3)

Middle meningeal A&V

Question 25

Foramen Lacerum

Answer 25

Greater pretrosal N

Question 26

Carotid Canal

Answer 26

Internal carotid N plexus

Internal Carotid A

Question 27

Internal acoustic meatus

Answer 27

Facial N (VII) 
Vestibulocohclear N (VIII) 
Labyrinthine A

Question 28

Mastoid Foramen

Answer 28

Emissary V

Question 29

Jugular foramen

Answer 29

Glossopharyngeal N (IX) 
Vagus N (X) 
Accessory N (XI) 
posterior meningeal A

Question 30

Condylar canal

Answer 30

Emissary V

Meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal A

Question 31

hypoglossal canal

Answer 31

hypoglossal N

Question 32

foramen magnum

Answer 32

medulla oblongata
meninges
spinal root of the accessory N

vertebral A
meningeal branch of the vertebral A