Foramina Of The Skull Base Flashcards
OPTIC CANAL
Optic nerves
Opthalmic arteries
SUPERIOR ORBITAL FISSURE
CN III CN IV CN V1 (orbital) CN VI Superior orbital vein Branch of the middle meningeal artery
INFERIOR ORBITAL FISSURE
Infraorbital nerve
Infraorbital artery
Inferior ophthalmic veins
FORAMEN ROTUNDUM
CN V2 (maxillary)
FORAMEN OVALE
CN V3 (mandibular) Accessory meningeal artery
FORAMEN SPINOSUM
Middle meningeal artery
FORAMEN LACERUM
Internal carotid artery
INTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS AND CANAL
CN VII
CN VIII
Internal auditory artery
JUGULAR FORAMEN
Internal jugular vein
CN XI
CN X
CN XI
Inferior petrosal sinus (drains into the IJV)
Ascending occipital and pharyngeal arterial branches
HYPOGLOSSAL CANAL
CN XII
FORAMEN MAGNUM
Medulla oblingata/spinal cord, along vertebral and spinal arteries and veins
CN XI spinal roots
Sphenoid bone
From the middle cranial fossa to the orbital apex
SUPERIOR ORBITAL FISSURE
Between maxilla and sphenoid bones
At its posterior part it forms an opening between the orbit and the pterygopalatine fossa and more anteriorly between the orbital cavity and the infratemporal fossa
INFERIOR ORBITAL FISSURE
Sphenoid bone
Middle cranial fossa to orbital apex
OPTIC CANAL
Sphenoid bone
From the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa
FORAMEN ROTUNDUM