Skull holes Flashcards
stylomastoid foramen
temporal bone between styloid and mastoid process
facial nerve CN VII
jugular foramen
space between occipital bone and temporal bone
posterior meningeal artery (branch of ascending pharyngeal)
inferior petrosal sinus and sigmoid sinus (internal jugular vein)
CN IX, X, XI
foramen ovale
in sphenoid bone otic ganglion CN V3 accessory meningeal artery (branch of 1st part maxillary) lesser petrosal nerve CN V2 emissary veins
foramen rotundum
anterior to foramen ovale
CN V2
foramen spinosum
posterior foramen ovale
middle meningeal artery and vein
meningeal branch of V3
foramen magnum
spinal cord vertebral arteries (and its branches anterior and posterior spinal arteries) CN XI (joins cranial root)
hypoglossal canal
through occipital condyles
CN XII
carotid canal
lateral to foramen lacerum in temporal bone
internal carotid artery
foramen lacerum
between sphenoid, temporal and occipital bone
emissary veins
optic canal
sphenoid bone
CN II
Ophthalmic artery (internal carotid artery)
superior orbital fissure
lateral to optic canal
CN III, IV, V1, VI
Lazy French Tarts Lie Naked In Anticipation Of Sex Lacrimal nerve CN V1 Frontal nerve CN V1 Trochlear nerve CN IV Lacrimal artery Nasociliary nerve CN V1 Inferior ophthalmic vein Abducens nerve CN IV Oculomotor nerve CN III Superior ophthalmic vein
condylar canal
emissary veins (connect extracranial and intracranial venous system
internal acoustic meatus
facial nerve CN VII
vestibularcochlear nerve CN VIII
inferior orbital fissure
inferior ophthalmic vein
infraorbital artery and vein
zygomatic branch of CN V2
palatovaginal canal
connects PPF to nasopharynx
pharyngeal branch of CN V2
