Holes in the skull Flashcards

1
Q

Cribriform plate olfactory foramina

A

Olfactory nerve

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2
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Superior orbital fissure

A
Oculomotor nerve (cn III)
Trochlear nerve (CN IV)
Opthalmic division of trigeminal nerve (V1)
Abducens nerve (CN VI)
Opthalmic veins
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3
Q

Optic canal

A
Optic nerve (CN II)
Opthalmic artery
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4
Q

Foramen rotundum

A

Maxillary brange of trigeminal nerve (V2)

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5
Q

Foramen Ovale

A
Optic ganglion
V3 (Mandibular division of trigeminal) 
Accessory meningeal artery
Lesser petrosal nerve
Emissary veins
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6
Q

Foramen spinosum

A

Middle meningeal artery
Middle meningeal vein
Meningeal branch of mandibular nerve

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7
Q

Foramen lacerum

A

Closed in life- internal carotid emerges through

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8
Q

Foramen magnum

A
Vertebral arteries
Anterior spinal artery 
Meningeal branches of cervical nerves 
Posterior spinal arteries 
Spinal parts of accessory nerve
Alar and apical ligaments of the dens
Tectorial membrane 
Medulla oblongata
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9
Q

Internal acoustic meatus

A
Vestibular cochlear nerve (CN VIII)
Facial nerve (CN VII) - but then emerges through stylomastoid foramina
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10
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Stylomastoid foramina

A

Facial nerve emerges through

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11
Q

Hypoglossal canal

A

Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
Meningeal branch of pharyngeal artery
Venous plexus of hypoglossal canal

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12
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Jugular foramina

A

Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Vagus (X)
Accessory (XI)
Jugular vein

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13
Q

Inferior orbital fissure

A

Zygomatic branch of maxillary nerve
Inferior opthalmic vein
Sympathetic nerves

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