H&N Forima,fissures & Canals Flashcards
Supra-orbital foramen?
Supra-orbital nerve and vessels
Infra-orbital foramen?
Infra-orbital nerve and vessels
Mental foramen?
Mental nerve and vessels
Zygomaticofacial foramen?
Zygomaticofacial nerve
Parietal foramen?
Emissary veins
Incisive foramina?
Nasopalatine nerve; sphenopalatine vessels
Greater palatine foramen?
Greater palatine nerve and vessels
Lesser palatine foramina?
Lesser palatine nerves and vessels
Pterygoid canal?
Pterygoid nerve and vessels
Foramen ovale?
Mandibular nerve [V3 ]
Mandibular division of trigeminal N
Foramen spinosum?
Middle meningeal artery
Meningeal branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal N
Foramen lacerum?
Filled with cartilage
Carotid canal?
Internal carotid artery and nerve plexus
Foramen magnum
?
spinal cord; vertebral arteries and nerve plexuses; anterior spinal artery; posterior spinal arteries; roots of accessory nerve
Condylar canal?
Emissary veins