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Cribiform plates
Olfactory nerve (I) |
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| Anterior ethmoidal foramen |
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Definition
| Anterior ethmoidal nerve and vessels |
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| Posterior ethmoidal foramen |
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| Posterior ethmoidal nerve and vessels |
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Optic Canal
Optic nerve (II) and opthalmic artery |
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Superior orbital fissure
Oculomotor nerve (III) Trochlear nerve (IV) Abducens nerve (VI) Ophthalmic nerve (V1) |
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Foramen rotundum
Maxillary nerve (V2) |
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Foramen Ovale
Mandibular nerve (V3) motor root of trigeminal nerve (V) Lesser petrosal nerve |
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Foramen Spinosum
Middle meningeal artery Nervus spinosus |
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Carotid Canal
Internal carotid artery Internal Carotid plexus (postganglionic sympathetic axons from superior cervical ganglion) |
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Foramen Lacerum
Carotid canal opens into lacerum posterolaterally Internal carotid artery and internal carotid plexus (of carotid canal) cross the width of the foramen lacerum |
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Internal Auditory meatus
Vestibulocochlear/Auditory nerve (VIII) Facial nerve (VII) |
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Jugular Foramen
Sigmoid sinus becoming Internal Jugular Vein Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) Vagus nerve (X) Spinal accessory nerve (XI) |
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Foramen Magnum
Spinal cord Vertebral arteries Spinal accessory nerve (XI) |
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Stylomastoid foramen
Facial nerve (VII) |
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| Supraorbital nerve and vessels |
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Definition
| Infraoribtal nerve and vessels |
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Incisive Foramen
Nasopalatine nerve and artery |
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| Greater Palatine nerve and vessels |
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| Lesser palatine Nerve and vessels |
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Mandibular foramen
Inferior alveolar nerve and vessels |
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Mental foramen
Mental nerve and vessels |
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| Nasolacrimal duct - takes tears from corner of eye to nasal cavity |
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