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Foramina (Skull)
Learn the Foramina of the Skull
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09/04/2011

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Term
Cribriform Plate
Definition
Olfactory Nerve
Term
Optic Foramen & Optic canal
Definition
Optic Nerve & Opthalmic artery
Term
Superior Orbital Fissure
Definition
Carries the ophthalmic nerve and ophthalmic vein, and cranial nerves III, IV, and VI
Term
Foramen Rotundum
Definition
Cranial Nerve V
Term
Foramen Ovale
Definition
Mandibular Nerve Division Cranial Nerve V
Term
Foramen Spinosium
Definition
carries middle meningeal artery and vein, meningeal nerve
Term
Foramen Lacerum
Definition
carries cartilage
Term
Internal Auditory meatus
Definition
carries VII & VIII cranial nerves
Term
Jugular foramen
carries internal jugular vein, glosopharyngeal lX,, Vagus X, & Accessory Xl
Definition
carries internal jugular vein, glosopharyngeal lX,, Vagus X, & Accessory Xl
Term
Hypoglossal foramen
Definition
exit for the hypoglossal nerve (XII)
Term
Foramen magnum
Definition
contains spinal cord,
vertebral arteries, and XI (accessory}-Where the CNS exits the skull
Term
Incisive foramen
Definition
carries nasopalatine nerve and sphenopalatine artery
Term
Greater Palatine Foramen
Definition
carries greater palatine nerve and vessel
Term
Lesser Palatine Foramen
Definition
carries lesser palatine nerve and vessel
Term
Inferior Orbital fissure
Definition
carries infraorbital and zygomatic nerves, infraorbital artery (infraorbital neurovascular bundle) and ophthalmic vein 
Term
Stylomastoid Foramen
Definition
carries facial nerve VII
Term
Carotid canal/foramen
Definition
carries internal carotid nerve (sympathetic carotid plexus) and artery
Term
Infraorbital foramen & canal
Definition
carries infraorbital nerve, artery & vein (Infraorbital neurovascular bundle)
Term
Mental foramen
Definition
carries mental nerve, artery, and vein
Term
External auditory meatus
Definition
opening for tympanic cavity
Term
Petrotympanic fissure
Definition
opening for chorda tympanic nerve
Term
Mandibular foramen
Definition
carries
inferior alveolar nerve, artery, and vein
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