posterior cranial fossa

Question 1

what forms the roof of the posterior cranial fossa?

Answer 1

tentorium cerebelli

Question 2

what parts of the cerebrum occupies the posterior cranial fossa?

Answer 2

none; the tentorium cerebelli separates the cerebrum into a space above the posterior cranial fossa

Question 3

what part of the central nerve system occupies the posterior cranial fossa?

Answer 3

cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata

Question 4

what are the contents of the internal acoustic meatus?

Answer 4

cranial nerves VII (facial nerve) and VIII (vestibulocochlear/auditory nerve), nervus intermedius/nerve of Wrisberg/sensory root of VII and the motor root of VII, the vestibular and cochlear roots of VIII and the internal auditory/internal labyrinthine artery and vein

Question 5

what are the contents of the jugular foramen?

Answer 5

jugular bulb, inferior petrosal sinus, tympanic body/tympanic glomus or jugular body/jugular glomus, cranial nerves IX (glossopharyngeal), X (vagus) and XI (spinal accessory)