STRUCTURES PASSING THROUGH THESE FORAMEN

Question 1

Cribiform plate

Answer 1

Olfactory nerve CNI

Question 2

Optic canal

Answer 2

Optic nerve CNII
Opthalmic artery

Question 3

Superior orbital fissure

Answer 3

Occulomotor CNIII
Troclea CNIV
Opthalmic br. of trigeminal
Abducens CNVI

Question 4

Foramen rotundum

Answer 4

Maxillary br. of trigeminal

Question 5

Foramen ovale

Answer 5

Mandibular br. of trigeminal

Question 6

Foramen spinosum

Answer 6

Middle meningeal artery

Question 7

Internal acoustic meatus

Answer 7

Facial nerve CNVII
Vestibulocochlear nerve CNVIII
Labyrinthine artery

Question 8

Jagular foramen

Answer 8

Glossopharyngeal nerve CNIX
Vagus nerve CNX
Accessory nerve CNXI

Question 9

Hypoglossal canal

Answer 9

Hypoglossal nerve CNXII

Question 10

Coratid canal

Answer 10

Internal coratid artery

Question 11

Incisive fossa

Answer 11

Nasopalantine nerve
Sphenopalantine vein

Question 12

Greater palantine foramen

Answer 12

Greater palantine nerve and vessels

Question 13

Lesser palantine foramen

Answer 13

Lesser palantine nerve and vessels

Question 14

Mental foramen

Answer 14

Mental nerve and vessels

Question 15

Supraorbital foramen

Answer 15

Supraorbital nerve and vessels

Question 16

Infraortibal foramen

Answer 16

Infraorbital nerve and vessels

Question 17

Stylomastoid foramen

Answer 17

Facial nerve CNVII

Question 18

Foramen magnum

Answer 18

Vertebral arteries