Skull Foramina Flashcards by Isabella Smyth | Brainscape

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Petrous ridge of temporal bone

A

contains structures of inner ear

external acoustic naitus

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Foramina function

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carry cranial nerves and blood vessels

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Olfactory nerve runs thorugh

A

small foramina in cribriform plate of ethmoid bone

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Optic canal carries

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cranial nerve 2 - optic nerve

opthalamic artery

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Superior orbital fissure function

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connects orbit to cranial cavity

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Superior orbital fissure carries

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cranial nerves - 3,4,5 & 6

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Inferior orbital fissure function

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links orbit with deep regions of face

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Trigeminal nerve

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main sensory nerve of face

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Foramen retundum carries

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maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve

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Foramen ovale lies

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inferior to foramen retundum

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Foramen ovale carries

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mandibillary branch of trigeminal nerve

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Foramen sphenosome lies

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next to foramen ovale

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Foramen sphenosome carries

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middle meningeal artery

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Which foramen is not a real hole

A

foramen lacirum

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What covers the foramen lacirum

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internal carotid artery

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Jugular foramen lies

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posterior to carotid canal

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Jugular foramen carries

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internal jugular vein

cranial nerves 9, 10, 11

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Jugular foramen shape

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large & mis-shapen

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Internal acoustic meatus carries

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cranial nerves 7 & 8

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Stylomastoid foramen carries

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branch of facial nerve

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Foramen magnum carries

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cranial nerve 11

vertebral arteries

Q

Describe the journey of the accessory nerve

A

in through foramen magnum

out through jugular foramen