Lecture 1 Foramen and their Contents

Question 1

Name the three foramen located on the sphenoid bone

Answer 1

Foramen Rotundum

Foramen Ovale

Foramen Spinosum

Question 2

What lies in the sella turcica (hypophyseal fossa)?

Answer 2

The pituitary gland

Question 3

Where is the olfactory foramina located?

Answer 3

Ethmoid bone on the cribriform plate

Question 4

What bone does the carotid canal lie on?

Answer 4

Sphenoid

Question 5

The optic canal houses which cranial nerve?

Answer 5

Optic Nerve

Cranial Nerve II

Question 6

The superior orbital fissure houses which cranial nerves ? (There’s 4)

Answer 6

• Oculomotor n. (CN III)
• Trochlear n. (CN IV)
• Trigeminal n. Branch 1 or Ophthalmic nerve (CN V1)
• Abducens n. (CN VI)

Question 7

Which nerve passes through foramen rotundum?

Answer 7

Trigeminal n. Branch 2 or Maxillary n. (CN V2)

Question 8

Which nerve passes through foramen ovale?

Answer 8

Trigeminal n. Branch 3 or Mandibular n. (CN V3)

Question 9

Which nerve passes through the internal acoustic meatus? (There’s 2)

Answer 9

Facial N. (CN VII)

Vestibulocochlear N. (CN VIII)

Question 10

What passes through the jugular foramen? (3 CN nerves and one other structure)

Answer 10

Glosopharyngeal n. (CN IX)
Vagus n. (CN X)
Accessory n. (CN XI)

Internal jugular vein

Question 11

What nerve passes through the hypoglossal canal?

Answer 11

Hypoglossal n. (CN XII)