Skull Foramina Flashcards
Structures through optic canal
Optic N
Internal ophthalmic Aa
Structures through orbital fissure
CN 3,4,6
Ophthalmic Nn
Structures through alar canal
maxillary V/A/N
Structures through ethmoidal foramina
ethmoid N
Structures through caudal palatine foramen
Major palatine V/A/N
Structures through sphenopalatine foramen
sphenopalatine AV
caudal nasal N
Structures through maxillary foramen
infraorbital V/A/N
Structures through fossa for lacrimal sac
nasolacrimal duct
Infraorbital foramen
infraorbital V/A/N
Round foramen
Maxillary N
Oval foramen
mandibular N
Carotid foramen
loop of internal carotid A
Musculotubal canal
auditory tube
Tympano-occipital fissure
CN 9,10,11
internal carotid A
vertebral Vv
internal jugular Vv
Sympathetic postganglionic axons
Hypoglossal canal
hypoglossal N
Retroarticular foramen
emissary V (from temporal venous sinus)
Stylomastoid foramen
facial N
Major palatine foramen
major palatine V/A/N
Minor palatine foramen
major palatine V/A/N
Mastoid foramen
caudal meningeal vessels
Mandibular foramen
inferior alveolar Nn
Mandibular canal
inferior alveolar V/A/N
Mental foramina
mental Nn + vessels
Canal for trigeminal N
Trigeminal N
Jugular foramen
CN 9,10,11
sigmoid venous sinus
condyloid canal
basilar sinus
Foramen for the dorsal sagittal sinus
dorsal sagittal venous sinus enters transverse sinus
Transverse canals
venous transverse sinus