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Passageways of the Skull
Location and Description of What Passes through Foramina in the Skull
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
03/17/2010

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Term
Inferior Orbital Fissure
Definition

Junction of Maxilla, Sphenoid, and Zygomatic bones

 

Infraorbital Nerve (branch of CN V2)

Term
Jugular Foramen
Definition

between Temporal and Occipital bones, posterior to Carotid canal

Internal jugular vein, glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX), vagus (CN X), accessory (CN XI)

Term
Mastoid Foramen
Definition

posterior to Mastoid process of temporal bone

Mastoid emissary veins

Term
Optic Canal
Definition

posteromedial part of orbit in lesser wing of sphenoid bone

optic nerve (CN II)

Term
Stylomastoid Foramen
Definition

between mastoid and styloid processes of the temporal bone

 

facial nerve (CN VII)

Term
Superior Orbital Fissure
Definition

posterior part of orbit between greater and lesser wing of sphenoid bone

opthalmic veins, oculomotor nerve (CN III), trochlear nerve (CN IV), opthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve (CN V1), abducens nerve (CN VI)

Term
Supraorbital Foramen
Definition

supraorbital margin of orbit in frontal bone

supraorbital artery, supraorbital nerve brance (CN V1)

Term
greater and lesse palatine foramina
Definition

palatine bones

palatine vessels, greater and lesser platine nerves (CN V2)

Term
incisive foramen
Definition

posterior to inferior of teeth in hard palate of maxilla

 

branches of nasopalatine nerve (branch of CN V2)

Term
lacrimal groove
Definition

inferior to orbit in maxilla

 

infraorbital artery, infraorbital nerve (branch of CN V2)

Term
mandibular foramen
Definition

medial surface of ramus of mandible

inferior alveolar blood vessels, inferior alveolar nerve (branch of CN V3)

Term
mental foramen
Definition

inferior to second premolar on anterolateral surface of mandible

mental blood vessels, mental nerve (branch of CN V3)

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