Netters Plates 12 and 13

Question 1

What goes through the incisive fossa?

Answer 1

The nasopalatine nerve and the sphenopalatine vessels.

Question 2

What goes through the greater palatine foramen?

Answer 2

Greater palatine nerve and vessels.

Question 3

What goes through the lesser palatine foreamen?

Answer 3

Lesser palatine nerve and vessels.

Question 4

What structure goes through the foramen lacerum?

Answer 4

Greater petrosal nerve.

Question 5

What structures go through the foramen ovale?

Answer 5

Lesser petrosal nerve

Mandibular nerve (V3)

Accessory meningeal artery

Question 6

What structures go through the foramen spinosum?

Answer 6

Middle meningeal vessels

Meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve (V3)

Question 7

What structures go through the carotid canal?

Answer 7

Internal carotid artery

Carotid autonomic plexus

Question 8

What structure goes through the petrotympanic fissure?

Answer 8

Chorda tympani of the facial nerve (VII).

Question 9

What structure goes through the tympanic canaliculus?

Answer 9

The tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)

Question 10

What structure goes through the mastoid canaliculus?

Answer 10

Auricular branch of the vagus nerve (X).

Question 11

What structure goes through the stylomastoid foramen?

Answer 11

The facial nerve (VII)

Question 12

What structure goes through the jugular fossa?

Answer 12

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
Vagus nerve (X)
Accessory nerve (XI)
Superior bulb
Internal jugular vein

Question 13

What structure goes through the mastoid foramen?

Answer 13

Mastoid emissary vein

Posterior meningeal artery

Question 14

What structure goes through the hypoglossal canal?

Answer 14

Hypoglossal nerve (XII)

Question 15

What structure goes through the foramen magnum?

Answer 15

Medulla oblongata

Vertebral arteries and venous plexus

Spinal roots of accessory nerves (XI)

Meninges

Question 16

What structure goes through the foramen cecum?

Answer 16

The emissary vein to the superior sagittal sinus.

Question 17

What structure goes through the nasal slit and the anterior ethmoidal foramen?

Answer 17

Anterior ethmoidal artery, vein, and nerve.

Question 18

What structure goes through the foramina of the cribiform plate?

Answer 18

Olfactory nerves.

Question 19

What structure goes through the posterior ethmoidal foramen?

Answer 19

Posterior ethmoidal artery, vein, and nerve.

Question 20

What structure goes through the optic canal?

Answer 20

Optic nerve (CN II) and the ophthalmic artery

Question 21

What structure goes through the superior orbital fissure?

Answer 21

Oculomotor n. (CN III)
Trochlear n. (CN IV)
Ophthalmic n. (V1) 
Abducent n. (VI)
Superior ophthalmic vein

Question 22

What structure goes through the foramen rotundum?

Answer 22

Maxillary nerve (V2)

Question 23

What structure goes through the internal acoustic meatus?

Answer 23

Facial nerve (VII) 
Vestibulocochlear n. (VIII)
Labyrinthine artery

Question 24

What structure goes through the opening of the vestibular aqueduct?

Answer 24

The endolymphatic duct.

Question 25

What structure goes through the jugular foramen?

Answer 25

Inferior petrosal sinus 
Glossopharyngeal n. (CN IX) 
Vagus n. (X) 
Accessory n. (XI) 
Sigmoid sinus 
Posterior meningeal artery

Question 26

What structure goes through the condylar canal?

Answer 26

Emissary vein and meningeal branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery.