SKULL OPENINGS Flashcards
Occipital - Hypoglossal canal
Hypoglossal nerve, condylar vein and artery
Presphenoid - Optic canal
Optic nerve
Presphenoid - Orbital fissure
Ophthalmic nerve, CN III, IV and VI
Presphenoid - Foramen rotundum
Maxillary nerve
Basisphenoid - Caudal alar foramen
Maxillary artery
Basisphenoid - Rostral alar foramen
Maxillary artery
Basisphenoid - Small alar foramen
Rostral deep temporal artery
Tympanic bulla - Foramen lacerum
Internal carotid artery
Basioccipital and temporal - Jugular foramen
CN IX, X and XI; dog: Internal carotid artery
Caudolateral to the caudal alar foramen - Oval foramen
Mandibular nerve
Basisphenoid - Carotid canal
Internal carotid artery (except dog, internal carotid nerve)
Basisphenoid - Spinous foramen
Trochlear nerve, middle meningeal artery
Frontal - Ethmoidal foramen
Ethmoidal nerve, vein and artery
Maxilla - Infraorbital foramen
Infraorbital nerve, vein and artery
Mandible - Mandibular foramen
Mandibular nerve, vein and artery