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Foramen and Nerves
Cranial foramen and what goes through them
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Anatomy
Graduate
09/25/2012

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Term
Foramen ovale
Definition
Mandibular division of the 5th cranial nerve (V3)

Location: sphenoid bone
Term
Foramen spinosum
Definition
Middle meningeal artery

Location: near spine of the sphenoid bone
Term
Foramen lacerum
Definition
Cartilage

Location: sphenoid, occipital, and temporal bones
Term
Carotid canal
Definition
Internal carotid artery and carotid nerve plexus

Location: on the petrous part of the temporal bone
Term
Stylomastiod foramen
Definition
7th cranial nerve

Location: temporal bone
Term
Jugular foramen
Definition
Jugular vein and 9th, 10th, 11th cranial nerve

Location: occipital and temporal bones
Term
Foramen magnum
Definition
Spinal cord, vertebral arteries, and 11th cranial nerve

Location: occipital bone
Term
Cribriform plate
Definition
1st (olfactory) cranial nerve

Location: ethmoid bone
Term
Foramen rotundum
Definition
Maxillary division of the 5th cranial nerve (V2)

Location: sphenoid bone
Term
Hypoglossal canal
Definition
12th cranial nerve and hypoglossal vessels

Location: occipital bone
Term
Internal acoustic meatus
Definition
7th and 8th cranial nerve

Location: temporal bone
Term
Optic canal
Definition
Optic nerve and ophthalmic artery

Location: sphenoid bone
Term
Superior orbital fissure
Definition
3rd, 4th, and 6th cranial nerves and ophthalmic division (V1) of the 5th cranial nerve and vein

Location: sphenoid bone
Term
Inferior orbital fissure
Definition
Infraorbital and zygomatic nerves, branches of the maxillary nerve, infraorbital artery, and ophthalmic vein

Location: sphenoid and maxilla bones
Term
Zygomaticofacial foramen
Definition
Zygomaticofacial nerve and vessels

Location: zygomatic bone
Term
Zygomaticotemporal foramen
Definition
Zygomaticotemporal nerve and vessels

Location: Zygomatic bone
Term
Greater palatine foramen
Definition
Greater palatine nerve and vessels

Location: Palatine bone
Term
Pterygoid canal
Definition
pterygoid nerve and blood vessels

Location: sphenoid bone
Term
Lesser palatine foramen
Definition
Lesser palatine nerve and vessels

Location: palatine bone
Term
Sphenopalatine foramen
Definition
Pterygopalatine ganglion and sphenopalatine vessel

Location: palatine bone
Term
Incisive foramen
Definition
Right and left nasopalatine nerves and branches of the shenopalatine artery

Location: maxillae
Term
Infraorbital foramina and canals
Definition
Infraorbital nerve and vessels

Location: maxillae
Term
Mandibular foramen
Definition
Inferior alveolar nerve and vessels

Location: mandible
Term
Mental foramen
Definition
Mental nerve and vessels

Location: mandible
Term
Petrotympanic fissures
Definition
Chorda tympani nerve

Location: temporal bone
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