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What Nerve and What Hole? Flashcards

1
Q

What passes through the foramen cecum?

A

nasal emissary vein (1% of population)

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2
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What passes through the cribriform foramina in the cribriform plate?

A

CN I - olfactory nerve (axons of olfactory cells that form olfactory nerves)

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3
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What passes through the anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina?

A

ethmoidal vessels and nerves

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4
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What foramina and apertures are located within the anterior cranial fossa?

A

foramen cecum
cribriform foramina
anterior/posterior ethmoidal foramina

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5
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What passes through the optic canals?

A 
CN II (optic nerves)
ophthalmic arteries
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6
Q

What passes through the superior orbital fissure?

A 
ophthalmic veins
CN V1 (ophthalmic nerve branch of trigeminal nerve)
CN III (oculomotor)
CN IV (trochlear)
CN VI (abducent)
sympathetic fibers
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7
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What passes through the foramen rotundum?

A

maxillary nerve (CN V2)

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8
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What passes through the foramen ovale?

A 
mandibular nerve (CN V3)
accessory meningeal artery
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What passes through the foramen spinosum?

A

middle meningeal artery
middle meningeal vein
meningeal branch of CN V3

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10
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What passes through the foramen lacerum?

A

deep petrosal nerve

meningeal arterial branches

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11
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What passes along the groove or hiatus of the greater petrosal nerve?

A

greater petrosal nerve

petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery

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12
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What foramina and apertures are located within the middle cranial fossa?

A 
optic canals
superior orbital fissure
foramen rotundum
foramen ovale
foramen spinosum
foramen lacerum
groove/hiatus of greater petrosal nerve
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13
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What passes through the foramen magnum?

A 
medulla and meninges
vertebral arteries
CN XI (spinal accessory nerve)
dural veins
anterior/posterior spinal arteries
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14
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What passes through the jugular foramen?

A 
CN IX (glossopharyngeal)
CN X (vagus)
CN XI (spinal accessory)
superior bulb of internal jugular vein
inferior petrosal and sigmoidal sinuses
meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries
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15
Q

What passes through the hypoglossal canal?

A

CN XII (hypoglossal)

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16
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What passes through the condylar canal?

A

emissary vein (that passes from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in the neck)

17
Q

What passes through the mastoid foramen?

A

mastoid emissary vein (from sigmoid sinus and meningeal branch of occipital artery)

18
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the olfactory nerve pass through?

A

cribriform foramina in cribriform plate

19
Q

What foramen or aperture does the optic nerve pass through?

A

optic canal

20
Q

What foramen or aperture does the oculomotor nerve pass through?

A

superior orbital fissure

21
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the trochlear nerve pass through?

A

superior orbital fissure

22
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the ophthalmic nerve branch (V1) of the trigeminal nerve pass through?

A

superior orbital fissure

23
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Which foramen or aperture does the maxillary nerve branch (V2) of the trigeminal nerve pass through?

A

foramen rotundum

24
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the mandibular nerve branch (V3) of the trigeminal nerve pass through?

A

foramen ovale

25
Q

The meningeal branch of the mandibular branch (V3) of the trigeminal nerve passes through the ____.

A

foramen spinosum

26
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the abducent nerve pass through?

A

superior orbital fissure

27
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the facial nerve pass through?

A

stylomastoid foramen

28
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the vestibulocochlear nerve pass through?

A

internal auditory meatus

29
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the glossopharyngeal nerve pass through?

A

jugular foramen

30
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the vagus nerve pass through?

A

jugular foramen

31
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the spinal accessory nerve pass through?

A

jugular foramen AND foramen magnum

32
Q

Which foramen or aperture does the hypoglossal nerve pass through?

A

hypoglossal canal

33
Q

What foramina or aperture are located within the posterior cranial fossa?

A 
foramen magnum
jugular foramen
hypoglossal canal
condylar canal
mastoid foramen

Head & Neck Anatomy (Anat II) (2 decks)

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