Holes Flashcards
Optic canal
. CN II
. Opthalmic artery (branch of ICA)
* no paired vein!
Superior orbital fissure
. CN III
. CN IV
. CN V1 (opthalmic)
. CN VI
. Superior opthalmic vein
. Branch from the sympathetic nerve plexus (sym/post) that wraps around the ICA
. Orbital arteries/veins (branches of the middle meningeal artery)
Supraorbital foramen
. Supraorbital NAV
. nerve = branch of frontal nerve of CN V1
. artery = branch of opthalmic artery
. vein = drains into superior opthalmic vein
Zygomaticofacial foramen
. Zygomaticofacial nerve (branch of zygomatic nerve of CN V2)
Inferior Orbital Fissure
. Infraorbital NAV . nerve = (branch of CN V2) . artery = (branch of maxillary artery) . vein = (tributary of maxillary vein) . Zygomatic nerve (branch of CN V2) . Orbital nerves (branches of CN V2)
Infraorbital groove
. Allows passage of neurovasculature to and from the infraorbital foramen . Infraorbital NAV . nerve = branch of V2 . artery = branch of maxillary artery . vein = tributary to maxillary vein
Infraorbital foramen
. Infraorbital NAV
. nerve = branch of CN V2
. artery = branch of maxillary artery
. vein = tributary to maxillary vein
Mental foramen
. Mental NAV
. nerve = branch of inferior alveolar nerve of V3
. artery = branch of inferior alveolar artery
. vein = tributary to inferior alveolar vein
Mandibular foramen
. Inferior alveolar NAV
. nerve = branch of CN V3
. artery = branch of maxillary artery
. vein = tributary to maxillary vein
Incisive fossa/foramen
. Communication between nasopalatine and greater palatine nerves (CN V2 branches)
. Anastomosis between sphenopalatine and greater palatine arteries
Greater palatine foramen
. Greater palatine NAV
. nerve = branch of CN V2
. artery = branch of maxillary artery
. vein = tributary to maxillary vein
Lesser palatine foramen
. Lesser palatine NAV
. nerve = branch of CN V2
. artery = branch of maxillary artery
. vein = tributary to maxillary vein
Pterygoid canal
. Vidian nerve
. Artery of pterygoid canal (branch of maxillary artery)
Petrotympanic fissure
. Chorda tympani nerve (branch of CN VII)
Carotid canal
. ICA
. sym/post fibers from the internal carotid plexus