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Skull Foramen Contents Quiz
LECOM Yr 1
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Anatomy
Graduate
09/29/2011

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Term
supra-orbital foramen
Definition
supra-orbital nerve and vessels
Term
infra-orbital foramen
Definition
infra-orbital nerve and vessels
Term
mental foramen
Definition
mental nerve and vessels
Term
zygomaticofacial foramen
Definition
zygomaticofacial nerve
Term
parietal foramen
Definition
emissary veins
Term
incisive foramen
Definition
nasopalatine nerve & sphenopalatine vessels
Term
greater palatine foramen
Definition
greater palatine nerve and vessels
Term
lesser palatine foramen
Definition
lesser palatine nerves and vessels
Term
pterygoid canal
Definition
pterygoid nerve and vessels
Term
foramen ovale
Definition
mandibular nerve [V3] & lesser petrosal nerve
Term
foramen spinosum
Definition
middle meningeal artery
Term
foramen lacerum
Definition
cartilage
Term
carotid canal
Definition
internal carotid artery and nerve plexus
Term
foramen magnum
Definition
continuation of brain and spinal cord, vertebral arteries, nerve plexuses, anterior spinal arteries, posterior spinal arteries, meninges, & roots of accessory nerve [XI]
Term
condylar canal
Definition
emissary veins
Term
hypoglossal canal
Definition
hypoglossal nerve [XII] and vessels
Term
jugular foramen
Definition
internal jugular vein, inferior petrosal sinus, glossopharyngeal nerve [IX], vagus nerve [X], and accessory nerve [XI]
Term
stylomastoid foramen
Definition
facial nerve [VII]
Term
foramen cecum
Definition
emissary veins to nasal cavity
Term
olfactory foramina in cribiform plate
Definition
olfactory nerves [I]
Term
optic canal
Definition
optic nerve [II], ophthalmic artery
Term
superior orbital fissure
Definition
oculomotor nerve [III], trochlear nerve [IV], ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve [V1], abducent nerve [VI], ophthalmic veins
Term
foramen rotundum
Definition
maxillary diision of the trigeminal nerve [V2]
Term
internal acoustic meatus
Definition
facial nerve [VII], vestibulocochlear nerve [VIII], labyrinthine artery
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