foramina of the skull

Question 1

olfactory foramina

Answer 1

Ethmoid, olfactory nerves

Question 2

optic canal

Answer 2

Sphenoid, optic nerve & ophthalmic artery

Question 3

superior orbital fissure

Answer 3

sphenoid , oculomotor nerve & ophthalmic division of trigeminal (V1) & trochlear nerve

Question 4

rotundum

Answer 4

Sphenoid, maxillary division of trigeminal (V2)

Question 5

ovale

Answer 5

Sphenoid, mandibular division of trigeminal (V3)

Question 6

superior orbital fissure

Answer 6

Sphenoid,abducens nerve

Question 7

internal auditory meatus

Answer 7

Temporal, facial nerve &auditory (vestibulocochlear) nerve

Question 8

stylomastoid

Answer 8

Temporal, facial nerve

Question 9

carotid canal

Answer 9

Temporal, internal carotid artery

Question 10

jugular

Answer 10

temporal & occipital, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve &spinal accessory nerve

Question 11

hypoglossal

Answer 11

Occipital, hypoglossal nerve

Question 12

spinosum

Answer 12

Sphenoid, middle meningeal artery

Question 13

lacerum

Answer 13

temporal & sphenoid, internal carotid artery

Question 14

mandibular

Answer 14

Mandible, inferior alveolar nerve, artery, vein

Question 15

mental

Answer 15

Mandible, mental nerve, artery, vein

Question 16

supraorbital

Answer 16

Frontal, supraorbital nerve, artery, vein

Question 17

infraorbital

Answer 17

Maxillary, infraorbital nerve, artery, vein

Question 18

sphenopalatine

Answer 18

sphenoid & palatine, sphenopalatine artery & nasopalatine n.