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Cranial Fossa
Cranial Fossa
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10/13/2011

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Term
Cribriform plate
Definition
Transmits: CN I
Term
Anterior ethmoidal foramen
Definition
Transmits: Anterior ethmoidal a.v.n.
Term
Posterior ethmoidal foramen
Definition
Transmits: Posterior ethmoidal a.v.n.
Term
Optic canal
Definition
Transmits: CN II, ophthalmic a.
Term
Superior orbital fissure
Definition
Transmits: CN's III, IV, V1, VI, superior ophthalmic v
Term
Foramen rotundum
Definition
Transmits: CN V2
Term
Foramen ovale
Definition
Transmits: CN V3, accessory meningeal a.
Term
Foramen spinosum
Definition
Transmits: Middle meningeal a., recurrent meningeal n.(V3)
Term
Foramen lacerum
Definition
Transmits: Meningeal br. of ascending pharyngeal a.,
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Hiatus for greater petrosal n.
Definition
Transmits: Greater petrosal n. (CN VII), petrosal br. of mid meningeal a.
Term
Hiatus for lesser petrosal n.
Definition
Transmits: Lesser petrosal n. (CN IX)
Term
Internal acoustic meatus
Definition
Transmits:CN's VII & VIII, internal labryrinthine a.
Term
Jugular foramen
Definition
Transmits: CN's IX, X & XI, sigmoid sinus, inf. petrosal sinus, posterior meningeal brs. Of occipital & ascending pharyngeal aa.
Term
Foramen Magnum
Definition
Transmits: Spinal cord, spinal roots of CNXI, vertebral aa., ant. & post. spinal aa., dural vv.
Term
Hypoglossal Canal
Definition
Transmits: CN XII (GSE), post. meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery.
Term
Petrotympanic fissure
Definition
Transmits: Chorda Tympani of CN VII
Term
Stylomastoid foramen
Definition
Transmits: SVE of CN VII
Term
Carotid canal
Definition
Transmits: Internal carotid a., sympathetic plexus
Term
Tympanic canaliculus
Definition
Transmits: Tympanic br. of CN IX
Term
Mastoid canaliculus
Definition
Transmits: Auricular br. of CN X
Term
Sphenomaxillary fissure
Definition
Transmits: 3rd portion maxillary a
Term
Pterygopalatine fossa
Definition
Transmits: 3rd portion maxillary a. & pterygopalatine ganglion
Term
Sphenopalatine foramen
Definition
Transmits: Sphenopalatine a., nasopalatine n. post. sup. lat. nasal n.
Term
Pterygoid canal
Definition
Transmits: N. & a. of the pterygoid canal
Term
Greater palatine canal
Definition
Transmits: Greater palatine a. & n.
Term
Lesser palatine canal
Definition
Transmits: Lesser palatine a. & n.
Term
Supraorbital notch
Definition
Transmits: Supraorbital a.v.n.
Term
Infraorbital foramen
Definition
Transmits: Infraorbital a. v.n.
Term
Anterior Ethmoidal For.
Definition
Transmits: Ant. Ethmoidal a.v.n.
Term
Posterior Ethmoidal For.
Definition
Transmits: Post. Ethmoidal a.v.n.
Term
Nasolacrimal canal
Definition
Transmits: Nasolacrimal duct
Term
Inferior orbital fissure
Definition
Transmits: Infraorbital n., orbital & zygomatic nerves, inferior ophthalmic v.
Term
Zygomaticofacial foramen
Definition
Transmits: Zygomaticofacial a. v.n.
Term
Incisive canal
Definition
Transmits: Nasopalatine n., greater palatine a.
Term
Mandibular foramen
Definition
Transmits: Inferior alveolar a. & n.
Term
Mental foramen
Definition
Transmits: Mental a.v.n.
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