head and neck Flashcards
Mental foramen
Mental n. (bracnh of the trigeminal nerve… CN V3) and Mental a.
Mandibular foramen
inferior alveolar n + a + v
Mandibular canal
inferior alveolar n + a + v
Mylohyoid groove
mylohyoid a + n
Incisive Foramen
Nasopalatine n, sphenopalatine vessels
Infraorbital foramen
Infraorbital n (branch of the CN V2), a, v
Condylar canal
Emissary v
Internal aucoustic meatus
facial nerve (CN 7) and vestibulocochlear nerve (CN 8)
Foramen magnum
brainstem, vertebral arteries, spinal roots of CN 11
Hypoglossal Canal
CNXII
Foramen spinosum
Middle miningeal a, mingeal branch of madibular n.
Foramen Ovale
Mandiubular n CNV3, lesser petrosal n.
Foramen Rotundum
CN V2 (maxillary division)
Superior Orbital Fissure
CN 3,4,6, V1, Superior opthalmic v. (3,4,6 make the eyes do tricks)
Pterygoid canal
Nerve To Pterygoid Canal, Artery of Pterygoid Canal (or Vidian artery), Vein
of Pterygoid Canal (or Vidian vein)
Optic Canal
CN II (optic nerve), opthalmic a
Stylomastoid foramen
Motor root of CN 7
Internal aucoustic meatus
CN VII, CN VIII
Petrotympanic fissure
Corda tympany n.
Carotid canal
internal carotid a.
zygomaticotemporal foramen
zygomaticotemporal nerve and artery and vein
Zygomaticofacial Foramen
Zygomaticofacial n.
Parietal Foramen
Parietal Emissary veins
Greater Palatine Foramen
greater palatine nerve and vessels
Lesser Palatine foramen
Lesser palatine n, a, v
Supraorbital foramen/notch
Supraorbital n CNV1 , a, v
Cribiform plate
Olfactory (CN 1)
Foramen lacerum
Greater petrosal n (merges with deep petrosal n. to form n to pterygoid
canal) & gives passage to internal carotid artery
Jugular foramen
CN IX, X, XI, internal jugular v.
Foramen cecum
Emissary v
Inferior Orbital Fissure
Infraorbital n, a, v
Greater Palatine Foramen
Greater palatine n, a, v
Sphenopalatine foramen
Sphenopalatine a, nasopalatine n
lacrimal fossa
nasolacrimal duct
Bony auditory Tube
Auditory tube