Foramina (channels Through Skull)

Question 1

Foramina is plural for _

Answer 1

Foramen

Question 2

Foramen allow blood vessels and _ to pass into and out of the cranial cavity

Answer 2

24 cranial nerves

Question 3

Veins that go through foramina are called _

Answer 3

Emissary veins

Question 4

Openings of emissary veins are called _

Answer 4

Emissary foramina

Question 5

Emissary foramina can allow for spread of infection from outside of skull to _

Answer 5

More serious infection inside

Question 6

_ is where spinal corn joins brain stem

Answer 6

Foramen magnum

Question 7

Foramen lacerum is between _ part of temporal bone and sphenoid

Answer 7

Petrous

Question 9

_ allows middle meningeal artery to the interior of the cranial cavity

Answer 9

Foramen spinosum

Question 10

Stylomastoid Foramen transmits _

Answer 10

The seven cranial nerves

Question 11

Jugular Foramen is aperture for _ (2)

Answer 11

Sigmoid

Inferior petrosal sinus

Question 12

Jugular Foramen is aperture for the sigmoid and inferior pertrosal sinus and also _

Answer 12

Three cranial nerves

Question 13

_ is passage for carotid artery and the associated nerve fibers

Answer 13

Carotid canals