THRA.1 Flashcards
Give the Main Constituents of the Topic: “Bones of the Base of the Neurocranium”
- Presphenoid Bone
- Basisphenoid Bone
- Ethmoid Bone
- Squamous Part of the Temporal Bone
- Basal Part of the Occipital Bone
Give the key small components of the Topic: “Bones of the Base of the Neurocranium”
- Fossa cranii rostralis
- Fossa cranii media
- Fossa cranii caudalis
- Foramen Lacerum
- Foramen ovale
- Foramen Caroticum
- Fissura petrooccipitalis
- Foramen Jugulare
- Tuberculum musculare
Give the structures of the corpus ossis praesphenoidalis
- Jugum Sphenoidale
- Sulcus Chiasmatis
- Sulcus nervi optici
- Rostrum ossis sphenoidalis
Jugum sphenoidale
The flat bony plate covering the chiasma opticum
Sulcus chiasmatis
One of two sites where the optic nerves (fasciculi optici) (CN-II) leave the neurocranium (as well as the sulcus nervi optici).
Sulcus nervi optici
One of two sites where the optic nerves (fasciculi optici) (CN-II) leave the neurocranium (as well as the sulcus chiasmatis).
Rostrum ossis sphenoidalis
At the base of the seperation of the two ethmoidal fossae
Contains: crista sphenoidalis
What is the attachment site of lamina perpendicularis
Crista sphenoidalis
Give the structures of the alae ossis praesphenoidalis
- Processus clinoideus rostralis
- Foramen opticum
- Fissura orbitalis
- Foramen rotundum
- Foramen trochleare (Eq. Only)
Where is processus clinoideus rostralis located?
On the caudal border of the alae ossis praesphenoidalis
Which structure(s) pass through foramen opticum?
Fasciculus opticus (CN-II)
Which structure(s) pass through fissura orbitalis?
- n. ophthalmicus (CN-V1)
- n. oculomotorius (CN-III)
- n. abducens (CN-VI)
Which structure(s) pass through foramen rotundum?
- n. maxillaris (CN-V2)
- n. throchlearis (CN-IV) ØEq
Which structure(s) pass through foramen throchleare?
n. trochlearis (CN-IV) (Eq Only)
Fissura orbitalis & foramen rotundum combine to form which structure, in which species?
Ru/Su
Give the constituents of os basisphenoidale
- Corpus ossis basisphenoidalis
- Alae ossis basisphenoidalis
- Processi pterygoidei
Give the structures of the corpus ossis basisphenoidalis
- Fossa hypophysialis
- Dorsum sellae turcicae (ØEq)
Fossa hypophysialis
Located at the centre of sella turcica
Dorsum sellae turcicae
Marks the ventral division between the cerebrum and the cerebellum
Has processi clinoidei caudalis
Give the constituents of alae ossis basisphenoidalis
- Sulcus nervi maxillaris
- Sulcus nervi ophthalmici
- Spina ossis sphenoidalis
- Fossae piriformis
Sulcus nervi maxillaris
Contains CN-V2
Sulcus nervi ophthalmici
Contains (CN-V1)
Spina ossis sphenoidalis
Lateral to:
- Suclus nervi maxillaris
- Sulcus nervi ophthalmici
Fossae piriformis
Most lateral structures of the alae ossis basisphenoidalis
Support the cerebral piriform lobes
Processi pterygoidei
Caudoventrally pointed processes
Continue rostrally to form the cristae pterygoideae (ØCa)