Sites of Passage - Large Animal Flashcards
What passes through the cribiform foramina?
olfactory n. (CN I)
What passes through the ethmoid foramen?
ethmoidal vessels and nerves
What passes through the optic canal?
optic nerve (CN II)
What passes through the stylomastoid foramen?
facial nerve (CN VII)
What passes through the hypoglossal foramen / canal?
hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
What passes through the tympano-occipital fissure in RUMINANTS?
sympathetic nerve trunk and CN IX, X, XI
What passes through the foramen orbitorotundum in RUMINANTS?
oculomotor, trochlear, abducens, ophthalmic, maxillary nn.
What passes through the supraorbital foramen in RUMINANTS?
frontal v. to become supraorbital v.
What passes through the foramen lacerum in the HORSE?
sympathetic nerve trunk and CN IX, X, XI
What passes through the orbital fissure in the HORSE?
oculomotor, trochlear, abducens, ophthalmic nn.
What passes through the oval notch in the HORSE?
mandibular n.
What passes through the rostral alar foramen in the HORSE?
maxillary n. and a.
What passes through the caudal alar foramen in the HORSE?
maxillary a.
What passes through the carotid notch in the HORSE?
internal carotid a.
What passes through the supraorbital foramen in the HORSE?
supraorbital n., a., and v.