Important Cranial Foramina Contents Passed Flashcards
Foramen Cecum
Emissary Vein
Greater Palatine Foramen
Greater Palatine
Nerve
Artery
Vein
Lesser Palatine Foramen
Lesser Palatine
Nerve
Artery
Vein
Incisive Canal
Nasopalatine Nerve
Supraorbital Foramen
Supraorbital
Nerve
Artery
Vein
Infraorbital Foramen
Infraorbital nerve (V2)
Artery
Vein
Optic Canal
Optic nerve (II) Ophthalmic Artery
Superior Orbital Fissure
Oculomotor (III)
Trochlear (IV)
Abducens (VI)
Trigeminal (V1-lacrimal, frontal and nasociliary nerves) Superior Ophthalmic vein
Inferior Orbital Fissure (leads to infraorbital foramen)
V2
Infraorbital Vessels
Ascending Branches of Sphenopalatine Ganglion
Foramen Rotondum
V2
Foramen Ovale
V3
Parasympathetic Fibers From CN IX via lesser petrosal nerve
Accessory Meningeal Artery
Foramen Spinosum
Middle Meningeal Artery and Vein
Petrotympanic Fissure
Chorda tympani
Anterior Tympanic Artery
Foramen Lacerum
Greater and Deep Petrosal Nerve
Parasympathetic Fibers from CN VII via Nervus Intermedius
Internal Acousit Meatus
VII and VIII