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WUCO H&N Anatomy > Review of Foramina, Fissures and Features of Skull Bones > Flashcards

Review of Foramina, Fissures and Features of Skull Bones Flashcards

1. Identify which soft tissue structures go through specific foramina/fissures/notches 2. Identify in which direction each soft tissue structure courses as it passes through its perspective foramen/fissure/notch

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Q

Orbit –> Forehead

STS: Supra-orbital nerve and vessels

A

Supra-orbital notch/foramen

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Anterior cranial fossa –>orbit

STS: Optic nerve (CN II), Ophthalmic artery

A

Optic Canal

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Middle cranial fossa --> orbit
STS: Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
Trochlear Nerve (CN IV)
Opthalmic Nerve (V1)
Abducens nerve (VI)
Superior and inferior ophthalmic vein
A

Superior orbital fissure

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Q 
Pterygopalatine fossa --> orbit
STS:
Infraorbital nerve & Vessels
Zygomatic nerve
Inferior ophthalmic vein
A

Inferior orbital fissure

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Orbit –> Nasal cavity

STS: Nasolacrimal duct

A

Nasolacrimal canal

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Orbit –> Face

STS: Zygomaticofacial nerve and vessels

A

Zygomaticofacial foramen

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Orbit –> Cheek

STS: Infra-orbital nerve and vessels

A

Infraorbital foramen

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Mandibular Canal –> chin

STS: Mental nerve and vessels

A

Mental foramen

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Q

Middle cranial fossa –> Base of skull
STS: Mandibular nerve (V3)
lesser petrosal nerve

A

Foramen Ovale

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Base of skull –> MCF

STS: Middle Meningeal Artery

A

Foramen spinosum

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Base of skull –> MCF
STS: Sympathetic plexus
internal carotid artery

A

Carotid canal

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Q

Facial canal –> base of skull

STS: Facial nerve (CN VII)

A

Stylomastoid foramen

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PCF --> base of skull
STS: Internal jugular vein
Glossopharyngeal n (IX)
Vagus n (X)
Spinal Accessory n (XI
A

Jugular foramen

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PCF –> base of skull

STS: Hypoglossal n (XII)

A

Hypoglossal canal

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PCF –> Base of skull

STS: filled with cartilage

A

Foramen lacerum

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PCF –> petrous portion of temporal bone
STS: Facial n (VII)
Vertibulocochlear n (VIII)

A

Internal acoustic meatus

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Q

MCF –> pterygopalatine fossa

STS: Maxillary n (V2)

A

Foramen rotundum

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Q

Petrous temporal –> MCF

STS: Greater and lesser petrosal nerves

A

Hiatuses for greater and lesser petrosal nerves

19
Q

ACF –> Nasal cavity

STS: Emissary vein

A

Foramen cecum

20
Q

ACF –> nasal cavity
MCF –> pterygopalatine fossa
STS: Olfactory nerve (CN I)
Nerve of pterygoid canal and vessels

A

Openings in cribriform plate

Pterygoid canal

21
Q

Orbit –> Face

STS: Zygomaticotemporal foramen

A

Zygomaticotemporal n and vessels

WUCO H&N Anatomy (28 decks)

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