Skull Foramen/structure going through it Flashcards
1
Q
Supraorbital foramen
A
Supraorbital nerve (Branch of Opthalmic Nerve V1)
2
Q
Infraorbital foramen
A
Infraorbital nerve (Branch of maxillary nerve V2)
3
Q
Foramen cecum
A
Emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus
4
Q
Jugular foramen
A
(9,10,11) Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) Vagus nerve (CN X) Accessory nerve (CN XI)
5
Q
Hypoglossal canal
A
Hypoglossal nerve
6
Q
Foramen magnum
A
Accessory nerve, vertebral arteries, spinal cord/medulla
7
Q
Internal auditory meatus
A
(7,8) Facial nerve (CN VII) Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) Labyrinthine artery
8
Q
Carotid canal
A
Internal carotid artery
Postganglionic sympathetic fibers
9
Q
Stylomastoid foramen
A
Facial nerve (CN VII)
10
Q
Foramen rotundum
A
Maxillary nerve (V2)
11
Q
Foramen spinosum
A
Middle meningeal artery (you can trace the arterial tree out of this foramen)
12
Q
Parietal foramen (some skulls don’t have this)
A
Emissary vein
13
Q
Foramen lacerum
A
Filled with cartilage during life
14
Q
Foramen ovale
A
Mandibular nerve (V3)
15
Q
Superior orbital fissure
A
Opthalmic nerve (V1) & (3,4,6) Oculomotor nerve (CN III) Trochlear nerve (CN IV) Abducens nerve (CN VI)
