Skull Openings and Associated Structures Flashcards

1
Q

Maxillary foramen

A

Infraorbital V,A,N

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1
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Stylomastoid foramen

A

Facial N (Cr N 7)

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1
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Condyloid canal

A

Basilar sinus

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3
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Alar Canal

A

Maxiallary V,A,N

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3
Q

Sphenopalatine foramen

A

Sphenopalatine A,V; caudal nasal N

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3
Q

Mandibular canal

A

Inferior alveolar V,A,N

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5
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Caudal palatine foramen

A

Major palatine V,A,N

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6
Q

Tympano-occipital fissure

A

Cr N 9,10,11; internal carotid A, venous origins of vertebral & internal jugular Vv; sympathetic postganglionic axons

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8
Q

Optic Canal

A

Optic N; Internal ophthalmic Aa

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8
Q

Musculotubal canal

A

Auditory tube

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8
Q

Canal for trigeminal n

A

Trigeminal N

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8
Q

Transverse canals

A

Venous transverse sinus

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9
Q

Mastoid foramen

A

Caudal meningeal vessels

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10
Q

Major palatine foramen

A

Major palatine V,A,N and branches

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12
Q

Round foramen

A

Maxillary N

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13
Q

Orbital fissure

A

Cr N 3,4,6, ophthalmic Nn

15
Q

Hypoglossal canal

A

Hypoglossal N (Cr N 12)

16
Q

Minor palatine foramen

A

Major palatine V,A,N and branches

16
Q

Foramen for the dorsal sagittal sinus

A

Dorsal sagittal venous sinus enters the transverse sinus

18
Q

Infraorbital foramen

A

Infraorbital V,A,N

20
Q

Lacrimal canal (Fossa for the lacrimal sac)

A

nasolacrimal duct

21
Q

Mental foramina

A

Mental Nn and vessels

22
Q

Jugular foramen

A

Cr N 9, 10, 11; sigmoid venous sinus

24
Q

Retroarticular foramen

A

Emissary vein from temporal venous sinus (joins maxillary V)

25
Q

Mandibular foramen

A

Inferior alveolar Nn

26
Q

Carotid foramen (noted as the Foramen lacerum in the guide)

A

Loop of internal carotid A

27
Q

Ethmoidal foramina

A

Ethmoid nerve (rostral ethmoid foramina)

28
Q

Oval foramen

A

Mandibular N