Foramina- what goes through? Flashcards

1
Q

Foramen cecum

A

Nasal emissary vein

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2
Q

Cribriform foramina in the cribriform plate

A

Axons of olfactory cells that form olfactory nerves

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3
Q

Anterior and posterior erthmoidal foramina

A

vessels/nerves w/ same name

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4
Q

optic canals

A
optic nerve (CN 2)
opthalmic arteries
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5
Q

superior orbital fissure

A
opthalmic veins
opthalmic nerve (CN V1)
CN 3 (oculomotor)
CN 4 (trochlear)
CN 6 ( abducent)
sympathetic fibers
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6
Q

foramen rotundum

A

maxillary nerve (CN V2)

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7
Q

foramen ovale

A

Mandibular nerve (CN V3)

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8
Q

foramen spinosum

A

middle menigeal artery and vein

meningeal branch of CN V3

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9
Q

foramen lacerum

A

deep petrosal nerve
some meningeal arterial branches
small veins

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10
Q

hiatus of greater petrosal nerve

A

greater petrosal nerve

petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery

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11
Q

foramen magnum

A
medulla oblongata + meninges
vertebral arteries
CN 11 (accessory nerve)
dural veins
anterior and posterior spinal arteries
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12
Q

jugular foramen

A
CN 9 (glossopharyngeal)
CN 10 ( vagus)
CN 11 (acessory)
superior bulb of internal jugular vein
inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses 
meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries
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13
Q

hypoglossal canal

A

hypoglossal nerve (CN 12)

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14
Q

Condylar canal

A

emissary vein that passes from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in neck

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15
Q

Mastoid foramen

A

Mastoid emissary vein from sigmoid sinus and meningeal branch of occipital artery

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