foramina of the skull

Question 1

pterygoid nerve and vessels

Answer 1

pterygoid canal

Question 2

mandibular nerve (V3)
lesser petrosal nerve

Answer 2

foramen ovale

Question 3

middle meningeal artery

Answer 3

foramen spinosum

Question 4

filled with cartilage

Answer 4

foramen lacerum

Question 5

internal carotid artery and nerve plexus

Answer 5

carotid canal

Question 6

brain and spinal cord
vertebral arteries and nerve plexus
anterior spinal artery
posterior spinal arteries
roots of accessory nerve (XI)
meninges

Answer 6

foramen magnum

Question 7

emissary veins

Answer 7

condylar canal

Question 8

hypoglossal nerve (XII) and vessels

Answer 8

hypoglossal canal

Question 9

internal jugular vein
glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
vagus nerve (X)
accessory nerve (XI)

Answer 9

jugular foramen

Question 10

facial nerve (VII)

Answer 10

stylomastoid foramen

Question 11

olfactory nerves (I)

Answer 11

olfactory foramina in cribriform plate

Question 12

optic nerve (II)
ophthalmic artery

Answer 12

optic canal

Question 13

oculomotor nerve (III)
trochlear nerve (IV)
ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (V1)
abducent nerve (VI)
blood vessels

Answer 13

superior orbital fissure

Question 14

maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve (V2)

Answer 14

foramen rotundum

Question 15

facial nerve (VII)
vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)

Answer 15

internal acoustic meatus

Question 16

supraorbital nerve

Answer 16

supraorbital foramen

Question 17

infraorbital nerve

Answer 17

inferior orbital fissure