Nerves and Ligaments and Veins and Such

Question 1

Supraorbital notches

Answer 1

transmit supraorbital vessels and supraorbital nerve as the pass superiorly to the forehead region

Question 2

Meningeal Grooves

Answer 2

for the middle meningeal arteries; supply blood to the dura mater

Question 3

sagittal sulcus

Answer 3

lodges the superior sagittal sinus

Question 4

frontal crest

Answer 4

attaches to falx cerebri, a strong membrane between the two hemispheres of the brain

Question 5

foramen cecum

Answer 5

transmits a small vein from the frontal sinus to the superior sagittal sinus

Question 6

lacrimal fossae

Answer 6

for the lacrimal glands

Question 7

superior temporal line

Answer 7

anchors the temporal fascia

Question 8

inferior temporal line

Answer 8

most superior extent of the temporalis muscle

Question 9

parietal foramina

Answer 9

transmits a small vein through the parietal to the superior sagittal sinus

Question 10

sigmoid sulcus

Answer 10

trasnverse (sigmoid) sinus

Question 11

petrous pyramids

Answer 11

separate the temporal and occipital lobes of the brain and housing the internal ear

Question 12

zygomatic process

Answer 12

superior edge is an attachment for the temporal fascia, and its inferior edge anchors fibers of the masseter muscle

Question 13

mastoid proces

Answer 13

muscles attached: sternocleidomastoideus, splenius capitis, longissimus capitis.

Question 14

mastoid foramen

Answer 14

small branch of the occipital artery which supplies the dura mater, the diploe, and the mastoid cells

Question 15

mastoid notch (digrastic groove)

Answer 15

attachment of the digastric muscle

Question 16

occipital groove

Answer 16

lodges the occipital artery

Question 17

styloid process

Answer 17

anchors the stylohyoid ligament

Question 18

jugular fossa

Answer 18

houses the bulb of the internal jugular vein

Question 19

carotid canal

Answer 19

transmits the internal carotid artery and the carotid plexus

Question 20

internal auditory meatus

Answer 20

transmits the facial and acoustic nerves (cranial nerves 7 and 8), as well as the internal auditory artery

Question 21

external occipital crest

Answer 21

passes between the right and left nuchal musculature. anchors the nuchal ligament

Question 22

condylar foramina

Answer 22

perforate the occipital at the depth of the condylar foassae, where each transmits an emissary vein

Question 23

hypoglossal canals

Answer 23

give exit to the hypoglosal nerves (cranial nerve 12) and entrance to arteries

Question 24

infraorbital foramen

Answer 24

transmits the infraorbital nerve (a division of cranial nerve 5) and vessels to the face

Question 25

lacrimal canal

Answer 25

houses the nasolacrimal duct. which drains tears inferiorly into the nasal cavity

Question 26

incisive canal

Answer 26

transmits the terminal branch of the greater palatine artery and the nasopalatine nerve

Question 27

greater palatine groove

Answer 27

for the greater palatine vessels and nerve

Question 28

greater palatine foramen

Answer 28

perforates the rear corner of the hard palate and is formed as the alveolar process of the maxilla meets the horizontal plate of the palatine. transmits the greater palatine vessels and nerve

Question 29

lesser palatine foramina

Answer 29

for the transmission of lesser palatine nerves, are located on the posterolateral corner of the hard palate foramina, near the junction of the perpendicular and horizontal plates

Question 30

nasopalatine grooves (vomer)

Answer 30

lodge nasopalatine nerves and vessels

Question 31

cribiform plate (ethmoid)

Answer 31

perforated by olfactory nerves (cranial nerve 1) as they pass up to the brain from the mucous lining of the nose

Question 32

crista galli

Answer 32

perpendicular projection of the cribiform plate of the ethmoid into the endocranial cavitiy. It is interposed between olfactory bulbs, and its posterior surface anchors the falx cerebri, a fold ot the dura mater extending into the longitudinal fissure of the brain between the two cerebral hemispheres

Question 33

zygomaticofacial foramen

Answer 33

passage of the zygomaticofacial nerve (division of cranial nerve 5) and vessels

Question 34

zygomaticoorbital foramina

Answer 34

passage of the zygomaticotemporal and zygomaticofacial nerves (divisions of cranial nerve 5)

Question 35

zygomaticotemporal foramen

Answer 35

transmits the zygomaticotemporal nerve

Question 36

optic canals (sphenoid)

Answer 36

optic nerve (cranial nerve 2) and opthalmic artery pass through these canals on their way to the eyeballs

Question 37

hypophyseal (pituitary fossa)

Answer 37

holds the pituitary gland

Question 38

foramen rotundum

Answer 38

maxillary nerves (another division of cranial nerve 5) that run just inferior to the superior orbital fissures

Question 39

foramen ovale

Answer 39

transmit the mandibular nerve and accesory meningeal arteries

Question 40

foramen spinosum

Answer 40

transmit middle meningeal vessels and branches from the mandibular nerves

Question 41

anterior clinoid processes

Answer 41

posteriormost projections of the lesser wings. These give attachment to the tentorium cerebelli, a segment of dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the occipital part of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain

Question 42

angular spine

Answer 42

inferiormost projection of the greater wing, serves as an attachment point for the pterygospinous ligament

Question 43

medial pterygoid plate

Answer 43

provide attachment for the medial pterygoideus musles, which are mandibular elevators