Skull: Foramina Identification Flashcards
Supraorbital notch or foramen
Supraorbital nerve, artery & vein
Foramen cecum
Emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus
Parietal Foramen
Emissary vein
Mandibular fossa
Notch where the condylar process of the mandible makes a joint
Carotid Canal
“large, pretty one”
Internal carotid artery
Postganglionic sympathetic fibers
Stylomastoid foramen
Facial nerve
Foramen lacerum
Filled with cartilage in life
Internal auditory meatus
Facial nerve VII
Vestibulocochlear nerve VIII
Labyrinthine artery
Optic canal
Optic nerve
Ophthalmic artery
Sphenopalatine foramen
[below sphenoidal sinus]
Spenopalatine artery
Where is the sphenoidal sinus?
Below the sella turcica
Superior orbital fissue
Ophthalmic nerve (V1) Oculomotor nerve (CN III) Trochlear nerve (CN IV) Abducens nerve (CN VI)
Inferior orbital fissue
Infraorbital vessels
Zygomatic branch of Maxillary nerve (V2)
Foramen ovale
Mandibular nerve (V3)
Foramen rotundum
Maxillary nerve (V2)