Foramina of the skull Flashcards
Foramen caecum
Emissary veins to nasal cavity
Anteror cranial fossa
Olfactory foramina
Cribriform plate: olfactory nerve (CN I)
Anterior cranial fossa
Optic canal
Optic nerve CN II
Opthalmic artery
Anterior cranial fossa
Superior orbital fissure
Oculomotor nerve (III)
Trochlear nerve (IV)
Opthalmic division of trigeminal nerve V1
Abducens (VI)
Opthalmic veins
3,4,5,6 v
Middle cranial fossa
Foramen rotundum
Maxillary division of trigeminal nerve V2
Middle cranial fossa
Foramen ovale
Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve V3
Lesser petrosal nerve
Middle cranial fossa
Foramen spinosum
Middle meningeal artery
Middle cranial fossa
Hiatus for the greater petrosal nerve
Greater petrosal nerve
Middle cranial fossa
Hiatus for the lesser petrosal nerve
Lesser petrosal nerve
Middle cranial fossa
Foramen magnum
End of brainstem
Vertebral arteries
Spinal roots of the accessory nerve
Meninges
Posterior cranial fossa
Internal acoustic meatus
Facial nerve VII
Vestibulocochlear nerve VIII
Labyrinthine artery
Posterior cranial fossa
Jugular foramen
Glossopharyngeal nerve IX
Vagus nerve X
Accessory nerve XII
Inferior petrosal sinus
Sigmoid sinus
Posterior cranial fossa
Hypoglossal canal
Hypoglossal nerve VII
Meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery
Posterior cranial fossa
Condylar canal
Emissary vein
Posterior cranial fossa
Passes through foramen ovale
O tic ganglion V3 (Mandibular nerve:3rd branch of trigeminal) A ccessory meningeal artery L esser petrosal nerve E missary vein