Structures through cranial holes Flashcards

Question 1

Q

mental foramen

Answer

A

mental nerve, artery, vein

Question 2

Q

incisive fossa

Answer

A

nasopalatine nerve and artery

greater palatine artery

Question 3

Q

mandibular foramen

Answer

A

inferior alveolar nerve

inferior alveolar artery and vein

Question 4

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mylohyoid groove

Answer

A

mylohyoid nerve

Question 5

Q

foramen magnum

Answer

A

spinal cord
vertebral artery & vein
accessory nerve (XI)

Question 6

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hypoglossal canal

Answer

A

hypoglossal nerve (XII)

Question 7

Q

jugular foramen

Answer

A

internal jugular vein
glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
vagus nerve (X)
accessory nerve (XI)

Question 8

Q

sulcus chiasmatis

Answer

A

optic chiasm

Question 9

Q

optic canal

Answer

A

optic nerve (II)
opthalmic artery

Question 10

Q

hypophyseal fossa

Answer

A

pituitary gland

Question 11

Q

carotid groove/canal

Answer

A

internal carotid artery

carotid nerve

Question 12

Q

foramen rotundum

Answer

A

maxillary nerve (V)

Question 13

Q

foramen ovale

Answer

A

mandibular nerve (V)
accessory meningeal artery

Question 14

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foramen spinosum

Answer

A

middle meningeal artery

meningeal branch of mandibular nerve (V)

Question 15

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superior orbital fissure

Answer

A

ophthalmic nerve (V)
oculomotor nerve (III)
trochlear nerve (IV)
abducens nerve (VI) 
ophthalmic vein

Question 16

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pterygoid canal

Answer

A

nerve of the pterygoid canal

Question 17

Q

petrotympanic fissure

Answer

A

chorda tympani nerve

Question 18

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occipital groove

Answer

A

occipital artery

Question 19

Q

sigmoid sulcus

Answer

A

sigmoid sinus

Question 20

Q

internal auditory meatus

Answer

A

facial nerve (VII)
VIII

Question 21

Q

tympanic canaliculus

Answer

A

tympanic nerve

Question 22

Q

groove for the superior petrosal sinus

Answer

A

superior petrosal sinus

Question 23

Q

stylomastoid foramen

Answer

A

facial nerve (VII)

Question 24

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groove for the superior sagittal sinus

Answer

A

superior sagittal sinus

Question 25

Q

grooves for middle meningeal artery

Answer

A

middle meningeal artery

Question 26

Q

supraorbital foramen

Answer

A

supraorbital nerve, artery, vein

Question 27

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anterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer

A

anterior ethmoidal nerve, artery, vein

Question 28

Q

posterior ethmoidal foramen

Answer

A

posterior ethmoidal nerve, artery, vein

Question 29

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olfactory foramina (cribriform plate)

Answer

A

olfactory nerve (I)

Question 30

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infraorbital foramen

Answer

A

infraorbital nerve, artery, vein

Question 31

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alveolar canals

Answer

A

superior alveolar nerve, artery, vein

Question 32

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infraorbital groove/canal

Answer

A

infraorbital nerve, artery, vein

Question 33

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greater palatine canal

Answer

A

greater palatine nerve, artery, vein

Question 34

Q

nasolacrimal canal

Answer

A

nasolacrimal duct

Question 35

Q

lesser palatine canal

Answer

A

lesser palatine nerve, artery, vein

Question 36

Q

sphenopalatine foramen

Answer

A

sphenopalatine artery and vein

posterior superior nasal nerve

Question 37

Q

inferior orbital fissure

Answer

A

zygomatic nerve

Question 38

Q

pterygomaxillary fissure

Answer

A

posterior superior alveolar nerve
infraorbital artery and vein
sphenopalatine artery and vein
greater palatine artery and vein

Question 39

Q

groove for the vertebral artery (atlas)

Answer

A

vertebral artery and vein

suboccipital nerve

Question 40

Q

transverse foramen (atlas)

Answer

A

vertebral artery and vein

Question 41

Q

vertebral notch (axis)

Answer

A

C3 spinal nerve

Question 42

Q

mandibular notch

Answer

A

nerve and artery to masseter muscle

Question 43

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hiatus for the greater petrosal nerve

Answer

A

greater petrosal nerve

Question 44

Q

hiatus for the lesser petrosal nerve

Answer

A

lesser petrosal nerve

Question 45

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palatovaginal canal

Answer

A

pharyngeal branch of the maxillary n.