Foramina- what goes through? Flashcards
Foramen cecum
Nasal emissary vein
Cribriform foramina in the cribriform plate
Axons of olfactory cells that form olfactory nerves
Anterior and posterior erthmoidal foramina
vessels/nerves w/ same name
optic canals
optic nerve (CN 2) opthalmic arteries
superior orbital fissure
opthalmic veins opthalmic nerve (CN V1) CN 3 (oculomotor) CN 4 (trochlear) CN 6 ( abducent) sympathetic fibers
foramen rotundum
maxillary nerve (CN V2)
foramen ovale
Mandibular nerve (CN V3)
foramen spinosum
middle menigeal artery and vein
meningeal branch of CN V3
foramen lacerum
deep petrosal nerve
some meningeal arterial branches
small veins
hiatus of greater petrosal nerve
greater petrosal nerve
petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery
foramen magnum
medulla oblongata + meninges vertebral arteries CN 11 (accessory nerve) dural veins anterior and posterior spinal arteries
jugular foramen
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
hypoglossal canal
hypoglossal nerve (CN 12)
Condylar canal
emissary vein that passes from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in neck
Mastoid foramen
Mastoid emissary vein from sigmoid sinus and meningeal branch of occipital artery