Structures that Pass through Skull Openings Flashcards
optic canal
optic N, internal ophthalmic Aa
orbital fissure
CrN III, IV, VI, ophthalmic Nn
alar canal
maxillary V, A, N
ethmoidal formamina
ethmoid N
caudal palatine foramen
major palatine V, A, N
sphenopalatine foramen
sphenopalatine A, V, caudal nasal N
maxillary foramen
infraorbital V, A, N
lacrimal canal (fossa for the lacrimal sac)
nasolacrimal duct
infraorbital foramen
infraorbital V, A, N
round foramen
maxillary N
oval foramen
mandibular N
carotid foramen
loop of internal carotid A
musculotubal canal
auditory tube
tympano-occipital fissure
CrN IX, X, XI, internal carotid A, venous origins of vertebral and internal jugular Vv, sympathetic postganglionic axons
hypoglossal canal
CrN XII
retroarticular foramen
emissary V from temporal venous sinus (joins maxillary V)
stylomastoid foramen
CrN VII
major palatine foramen
major palatine V, A, N and branches
minor palatine foramen
major palatine V, A, N and branches
mastoid foramen
caudal meningeal vessels
mandibular foramen
inferior alveolar Nn
mandibular canal
inferior alveolar V, A, N
mental foramina
mental Nn and vessels
canal for trigeminal N
CrN V
jugular foramen
CrN IX, X, XI, sigmoid venous sinus
condyloid canal
basilar sinus
foramen for the dorsal sagittal sinus
dorsal sagittal venous sinus enters the transverse sinus
transverse canals
venous transverse sinus
