Skull Openings and Associated Structures Flashcards
Maxillary foramen
Infraorbital V,A,N
Stylomastoid foramen
Facial N (Cr N 7)
Condyloid canal
Basilar sinus
Alar Canal
Maxiallary V,A,N
Sphenopalatine foramen
Sphenopalatine A,V; caudal nasal N
Mandibular canal
Inferior alveolar V,A,N
Caudal palatine foramen
Major palatine V,A,N
Tympano-occipital fissure
Cr N 9,10,11; internal carotid A, venous origins of vertebral & internal jugular Vv; sympathetic postganglionic axons
Optic Canal
Optic N; Internal ophthalmic Aa
Musculotubal canal
Auditory tube
Canal for trigeminal n
Trigeminal N
Transverse canals
Venous transverse sinus
Mastoid foramen
Caudal meningeal vessels
Major palatine foramen
Major palatine V,A,N and branches
Round foramen
Maxillary N
Orbital fissure
Cr N 3,4,6, ophthalmic Nn
Hypoglossal canal
Hypoglossal N (Cr N 12)
Minor palatine foramen
Major palatine V,A,N and branches
Foramen for the dorsal sagittal sinus
Dorsal sagittal venous sinus enters the transverse sinus
Infraorbital foramen
Infraorbital V,A,N
Lacrimal canal (Fossa for the lacrimal sac)
nasolacrimal duct
Mental foramina
Mental Nn and vessels
Jugular foramen
Cr N 9, 10, 11; sigmoid venous sinus
Retroarticular foramen
Emissary vein from temporal venous sinus (joins maxillary V)
Mandibular foramen
Inferior alveolar Nn
Carotid foramen (noted as the Foramen lacerum in the guide)
Loop of internal carotid A
Ethmoidal foramina
Ethmoid nerve (rostral ethmoid foramina)
Oval foramen
Mandibular N
