Holes In The Base Of The Skull Flashcards
What passes through the cribiform plate?
- Olfactory nerve
2. Anterior and posterior ethmoidal artery
What passes through the optic canal?
- Optic nerve
2. Ophthalmic artery
Name the structures that pass through the superior orbital fissure.
- Superior ophthalmic vein
- Lacrimal nerve
- Frontal nerve
- Trochlear nerve
- Abducent nerve
- Oculomotor nerve
- Nasociliary nerve
Where does CN V2 pass through?
Foramen Rotundum
What passes through Foramen ovale?
- CN V3
2. Lesser petrosal nerve
What passes through carotid canal?
- Internal carotid artery
2. Internal carotid sympathetic plexus
What passes through Foramen spinosum?
- Middle meningeal artery
2. Meningeal branch of CN V3
What runs in Hiatus of canal for greater petrosal nerve?
Greater petrosal nerve
What runs through the internal acoustic meatus?
- Labyrinthine artery and vein
- Vestibulocochlear nerve
- Facial nerve
What runs through jugular foramen?
- Internal jugular vein
- Glossopharyngeal nerve
- Vagus nerve
- Accessory nerve
- Inferior petrosal sinus
- Posterior meningeal artery
What runs through foramen magnum?
- Spinal vein
- Anterior Spinal artery
- Posterior Spinal artery
- Spinal cord
- Spinal root of accessory nerve
- Vertebral Artery
What runs through the condylar canal?
Condylar emissary vein
What runs through the hypoglossal canal?
- Hypoglossal nerve
2. Venous plexus of hypoglossal canal
What runs through the mastoid foramen?
Emissary vein
What runs through the stylomastoid foramen?
- Facial nerve
2. Stylomastoid artery