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21 Cards in this Set
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Foramen Cecum
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Anterior
Nasal emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus |
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Cribriform Foramina
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Anterior
Axons of olfactory cells that form CN I |
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Anterior and Posterior Ethmoidal Foramina
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Anterior
Vessels and nerves with same names |
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Optic Canal
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Middle
Optic Nerve (I) Opthalmic Artery |
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Superior Orbital Fissure
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Middle
Opthalmic veins Opthalmic Nerve (V1) - Lacrimal, Frontal, Nasociliary branches Oculomotor Nerve (III) Trochlear Nerve (IV) Abducens Nerve (VI) Sympathetic fibers |
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Foramen Rotundum
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Middle
Maxillary Nerve (V2) |
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Foramen Ovale
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Middle
Mandibular Nerve (V3) Accessory Meningeal Artery Sometimes lesser petrosal nerve |
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Foramen Spinosum
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Middle
Middle Meningeal artery and vein Meningeal branch of V3 |
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Foramen Lacerum
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Middle
Nothing in our class, but Internal carotid artery and its plexuses pass over. |
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Groove/Hiatus for Greater Petrosal Nerve
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Middle
Greater Petrosal Nerve Petrosal Branch of Middle Meningeal Artery |
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Foramen Magnum
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Posterior
Medulla Meninges Vertebral arteries Spinal Roots of Spinal Accessory Nerves (XI) Meningeal branches of vertebral arteries |
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Jugular Foramen
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Posterior
Glossopharyngeal Nerve (IX) Vagus Nerve (X) Spinal Accessory Nerve (XI) Superior bulb of IJV Inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses Meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal and occipital arteries/Posterior meningeal artery |
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Hypoglossal Canal
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Posterior
Hypoglossal Nerve (XII) |
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Condylar Canal
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Posterior
Emissary vein from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in the neck |
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Mastoid Foramen
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Posterior
Mastoid emmisary vein from sigmoid sinus Meningeal branch of occipital artery |
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Supraorbital Foramen or Notch
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In frontal bone (not a facial bone) superior to the orbit
Supraorbital nerve (terminal branch of frontal nerve from V1) and vessles Cutaneous sensory |
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Infraorbital Foramen
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In Maxilla inferior to eye
Infraorbital nerve (from V2) and vessles Cutaneous sensory |
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Mental Foramen
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In mandible
Mental nerve (from V3) Cutaneous sensory for chin, lower lip, mucosa of lower lip |
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Zygomatical Facial Foramen
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Tiny foramen in zygomatic bone
Contains another branch of trigeminal for skin over bony part of the cheek |
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Internal Auditory Meatus
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Posterior to carotid canal.
Facial Nerve (VII) Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) |
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Jugular Foramen
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Posterior to internal auditory meatus. Pseudoforamen formed by occipital and petrous portion of temporal bone.
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