holes in the brain

Question 1

what 5 things pass through the foramen oval

Answer 1

O tic ganglion
V3 (Mandibular nerve:3rd branch of trigeminal)
A ccessory meningeal artery
L esser petrosal nerve
E missary veins

Question 2

Foramen spinosum

Answer 2

Middle meningeal artery

Meningeal branch of the Mandibular nerve

Question 3

Foramen rotundum

Answer 3

Maxillary nerve (V2)

Question 4

Foramen lacerum/ carotid canal

Answer 4

Base of the medial pterygoid plate.
Internal carotid artery*
Nerve and artery of the pterygoid canal

Question 5

Jugular foramen

Answer 5

Anterior: inferior petrosal sinus
Intermediate: glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
Posterior: sigmoid sinus (becoming the internal jugular vein) and some meningeal branches from the occipital and ascending pharyngeal arteries.

Question 6

Foramen magnum

Answer 6

Anterior and posterior spinal arteries
Vertebral arteries
Medulla oblongata

Question 7

Stylomastoid foramen

Answer 7

Stylomastoid artery

Question 8

Superior orbital fissure

Answer 8

Oculomotor nerve (III)
Recurrent meningeal artery
Trochlear nerve (IV)
Lacrimal, frontal and nasociliary branches of ophthalmic nerve (V1)
Abducent nerve (VI)
Superior ophthalmic vein