Structures Included in Each Part of Cranial Foramina

Question 1

What does the anterior fossa contain?

Answer 1

1. frontal lobes

2. olfactory bulb

Question 2

What does the foramen caecum contain?

Answer 2

emissary vein from the nose to the superior sagittal sinus

Question 3

What are the areas in the Cribiform plate?

Answer 3

1. median
2. medial
3. lateral

Question 4

What does the median part of the cribriform plate contain?

Answer 4

olfactory fibers from the roof of the nasal cavity

Question 5

What does the medial portion of the cribriform plate contain?

Answer 5

olfactory fibers form the upper part of the nasal septum

Question 6

The middle cranial fossa contains what?

Answer 6

1. pituitary gland

2. temporal lobes

Question 7

What does the internal acoustic meatus contain?

Answer 7

1. facial nerve
2. vestibulocochlear nerve
3. labyrinthine artery
4. vestibular ganglion