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Skull Foraminae Flashcards

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Foramen of middle cranial fossa

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Optic canals
Superior orbital fissure
Foramen rotundum
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum
Foramen lacerum
Groove of greater petrosal nerve
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Foramen of anterior cranial fossa

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Foramen cecum
Cribiform plate
Anterior and posterior ethmodial foramina

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Foramen of posterior cranial fossa

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Foramen magnum
Jugular foramen
Hypoglossal canal
Condylar canal
Mastoid foramen
Internal acoustic meatus
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Foramen cecum

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Nasal emissary vein

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Cribiform plate

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Axons of olfactory nerves

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Anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina

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Vessels and nerves of same name

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Optic canals

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Optic nerves

Opthalmic arteries

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Superior orbital fissue

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Opthalmic nerve
Oculomotor nerve
Trochlear nerve
Abducens nerve

Opthalmic veins

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Foramen rotundum

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Maxillary nerve

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Foramen ovale

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Mandibular nerve

Accessory meningeal artery

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Foramen spinosum

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Middle meningeal artery and vein

Meningeal branch of mandibular nerve

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Foramen lacerum

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Deep petrosal nerve

Some meningeal artery branches and small veins

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Groove of greater petrosal nerve

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Greater petrosal nerve

Petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery

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Foramen magnum

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Medulla and meninges
Vertebral arteries
Accessory nerve
Dural veins
Ant and post spinal arteries
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Jugular foramen

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Glossopharyngeal nerve
Vagus nerve
Accessory nerve

Sup bulb of IJV
Inf petrosal and sigmoid sinuses
Meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries

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Hypoglossal canal

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Hypoglossal nerve

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Condylar canal

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Emissary vein that passes from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in neck

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Mastoid foramen

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Mastoid emissary vein

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Internal acoustic meatus

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Facial nerve
Vestibulocochlear nerve

Labyrinthine artery

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