What passes through each foramen?

Question 1

external auditory meatus

Answer 1

nothing. although if you follow it in, you’ll hit the tympanic membrane.

Question 2

foramen magnum

Answer 2

medula oblongata, vertebral arteries, spinal arteries, spinal component of the accessory nerve

Question 3

jugular foramen

Answer 3

cranial nerves 9, 10, 11, and the jugular vein

Question 4

foramen lacerum

Answer 4

internal carotid artery

Question 5

foramen rotundum

Answer 5

maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve

Question 6

foramen ovale

Answer 6

otic ganglion, third of trigeminal, emissary veins

Question 7

stylomastoid foramen

Answer 7

facial nerve, stylomastoid artery

Question 8

hypoglossal canal

Answer 8

hypoglossal nerve