Lecture 4- Cranial nerve foramina Flashcards
which foramen is 1.

optic foramen/canal
which foramen is 2.

superior orbital fissure

which foramen is 3.

foramen rotundum

which foramen is 4.

foramen ovale

which foramen is 5.

internal autidotry meatus

which foramen is 6.

jugular foramen

which foramen is 7.

foramen magnum

which foramen is 8.

hypoglossal canal

which foramen is 9.

carotid canal

which foramen is 10.

foramen spinosum

which foramen is 13.

Cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone

acronymn to remember order of foramen for cranial nerves
Chapmen
Only
See
Free
Fun
In
Jumping
Hurdles
chapmans only see free fun in jumping hurdles
chapmans
cribiform
only
optic canal
see
superior orbital fissure
free
foramen rotundum
(remeber not alphabetical)
fun
foramen ovale
In
internal acoustic meatus
jumping
jugular foramen
hurdles
hypoglossal canal
which nerve runs through the cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone
olfactory - CN I
which nerve runs through the optic canal
optic nerve - CN II
which nerve runs through the superior orbital fissue
CIII= oculomotor
CIV= trochlear
CVa= opthlamic branch of the trigeminal nerve
CVI= Abducens
which nerve runs through the foramen rotundum
maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve
which nerve runs through the foramen ovale
mandibular branch of the trigeminal
which nerve runs through the internal acoustic meatus
facial
vestibulocochlear
which nerve runs through the jugular foramen
glosopharyngeal
vagus
accessory
which nerve runs through the hypoglossal canal
hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)