Foramina Of The Skull And Structures They Transmit

Front 1

number of bones in skull

Back 1

22

Front 2

runs through supraorbital foramen?

Back 2

supraorbital n. V1, supraorbital a. (ophthalmic a.)

Front 3

supraorbital n. V1 exits through?

Back 3

supraorbital foramen

Front 4

supraorbital a. exits through?

Back 4

supraorbital foramen

Front 5

runs through zygomaticofacial foramen?

Back 5

zygomaticofacial n. V2

Front 6

zygomaticofacial n. V2 transmitted through?

Back 6

zygomaticofacial foramen

Front 7

runs through infraorbital foramen?

Back 7

infraorbital n. V2 and infraorbital a. (maxillary a.)

Front 8

infraorbital n. V2 transmitted through?

Back 8

infraorbital foramen

Front 9

infraorbital a. transmitted through?

Back 9

infraorbital foramen

Front 10

runs through mental foramen?

Back 10

mental n. V3 and mental a. (inferior alveolar a. from maxillary a.)

Front 11

mental n. V3 transmitted through?

Back 11

mental foramen

Front 12

mental a. transmitted through?

Back 12

mental foramen

Front 13

runs through optic canal?

Back 13

optic CN II and ophthalmic a.

Front 14

optic CN II transmitted through?

Back 14

optic canal

Front 15

ophthalmic a. transmitted through?

Back 15

optic canal

Front 16

runs through superior orbital fissure?

Back 16

Oculomotor CN III, Trochlear CN IV, Ophthalmic V1, Abducens CN VI, ophthalmic vv.

Front 17

Oculomotor CN III transmitted through?

Back 17

superior orbital fissure

Front 18

Trochlear CN IV transmitted through?

Back 18

superior orbital fissure

Front 19

Opthalmic V1 transmitted through?

Back 19

superior orbital fissure

Front 20

Abducens CN VI transmitted through?

Back 20

superior orbital fissure

Front 21

ophthalmic vv. transmitted through?

Back 21

superior orbital fissure

Front 22

runs through inferior orbital fissure?

Back 22

Maxillary V2 and infraorbital a. and v.

Front 23

Maxillary V2 transmitted through?

Back 23

foramen rotundum to inferior orbital fissure

Front 24

infraorbital a. and v. transmitted through?

Back 24

inferior orbital fissure

Front 25

runs through zygomaticoorbital foramen?

Back 25

zygomatic n. V2

Front 26

zygomatic n. V2 transmitted through?

Back 26

zygomaticoorbital foramen

Front 27

runs through mandibular foramen?

Back 27

inferior alveolar n. V3 and inferior alveolar a. and v.

Front 28

inferior alveolar n.V3 transmitted through?

Back 28

mandibular foramen

Front 29

inferior alveolar a. and v. transmitted through?

Back 29

mandibular foramen

Front 30

runs through zygomaticotemporal foramen?

Back 30

zygomaticotemporal n. V2

Front 31

zygomaticotemporal n. V2 transmitted through?

Back 31

zygomaticotemporal foramen

Front 32

runs through sphenopalatine foramen?

Back 32

sphenopalatine a. and nasopalatine n. V2

Front 33

sphenopalatine a. transmitted through?

Back 33

sphenopalatine foramen and incisive foramen

Front 34

nasopalatine n.V2 transmitted through?

Back 34

sphenopalatine foramen and incisive foramen

Front 35

runs through pterygomaxillary fissure?

Back 35

maxillary a.

Front 36

maxillary a. transmitted through?

Back 36

pterygomaxillary fissure

Front 37

runs through incisive foramen?

Back 37

sphenopalatine a. and nasopalatine n. V2

Front 38

runs through greater palatine foramen?

Back 38

greater palatine a. and greater palatine n. V2

Front 39

greater palatine a. transmitted through?

Back 39

greater palatine foramen

Front 40

greater palatine n. V2 transmitted through?

Back 40

greater palatine foramen

Front 41

runs through lesser palatine foramen?

Back 41

lesser palatine n. V2 and lesser palatine a.

Front 42

lesser palatine n. V2 transmitted through?

Back 42

lesser palatine foramen

Front 43

lesser palatine a. transmitted through?

Back 43

lesser palatine foramen

Front 44

runs through foramen rotundum?

Back 44

Maxillary V2

Front 45

runs through foramen ovale?

Back 45

Mandibular V3, lesser petrosal n., accessory meningeal a. (maxillary a.)

Front 46

lesser petrosal n. transmitted through?

Back 46

foramen ovale

Front 47

accessory meningeal a. transmitted through?

Back 47

foramen ovale

Front 48

Mandibular V3 transmitted through?

Back 48

foramen ovale

Front 49

runs through foramen spinosum?

Back 49

middle meningeal a.

Front 50

middle meningeal a. transmitted through?

Back 50

foramen spinosum

Front 51

runs through carotid canal?

Back 51

internal carotid a. and internal carotid plexus of sympathetic nn.

Front 52

internal carotid a. transmitted through?

Back 52

carotid canal

Front 53

internal carotid plexus of sympathetic nn. transmitted through?

Back 53

carotid canal

Front 54

runs through jugular foramen?

Back 54

inferior petrosal sinus to internal jugular v., sigmoid sinus to internal jugular v., Glossopharyngeal CN IX, Vagus CN X, Spinal Accessory CN XI, ascending pharyngeal a.

Front 55

inferior petrosal sinus to internal jugular v. transmitted through?

Back 55

jugular foramen

Front 56

sigmoid sinus to internal jugular v. transmitted through?

Back 56

jugular foramen

Front 57

Glossopharyngeal CN IX transmitted through?

Back 57

jugular foramen

Front 58

Vagus CN X transmitted through?

Back 58

jugular foramen

Front 59

Spinal Accessory CN XI transmitted through?

Back 59

jugular foramen

Front 60

ascending pharyngeal a. transmitted through?

Back 60

jugular foramen

Front 61

runs through hypoglossal canal?

Back 61

Hypoglossal CN XII

Front 62

Hypoglossal CN XII transmitted through?

Back 62

hypoglossal canal

Front 63

runs through stylomastoid foramen?

Back 63

Facial CN VII

Front 64

Facial CN VII transmitted through?

Back 64

internal acoustic meatus to stylomastoid foramen

Front 65

runs through internal acoustic meatus?

Back 65

Facial CN VII and Vestibulocochlear CN VIII

Front 66

Vestibulocochlear CN VIII transmitted through?

Back 66

internal acoustic meatus

Front 67

runs through foramen magnum?

Back 67

medulla oblongata, vertebral aa., spinal accessory nn. (spinal root)

Front 68

medulla oblongata runs through?

Back 68

foramen magnum

Front 69

spinal accessory n. roots transmitted through?

Back 69

foramen magnum

Front 70

vertebral aa. transmitted through?

Back 70

foramen magnum

Front 71

crosses over foramen lacerum?

Back 71

internal carotid a. and n. to pterygoid canal

Front 72

internal carotid a. crosses over?

Back 72

foramen lacerum

Front 73

n. to pterygoid canal crosses over?

Back 73

foramen lacerum

Front 74

runs through pterygoid canal?

Back 74

n. to pterygoid canal

Front 75

n. to pterygoid canal transmitted through?

Back 75

pterygoid canal

Front 76

runs through petrotympanic fissure?

Back 76

chorda tympani n.

Front 77

chorda tympani n. transmitted through?

Back 77

petrotympanic fissure

Front 78

runs through hiatus of facial canal?

Back 78

greater petrosal n.

Front 79

greater petrosal n. transmitted through?

Back 79

hiatus of the facial canal

Front 80

runs through cribriform plate of ethmoid bone?

Back 80

Olfactory CN I

Front 81

Olfactory CN I transmitted through?

Back 81

cribriform plate of ethmoid bone

Front 82

runs through condyloid canal?

Back 82

emissary vv.

Front 83

runs through mastoid foramen?

Back 83

emissary vv.

Front 84

runs through parietal foramen?

Back 84

emissary vv.

Front 85

emissary vv. transmitted through?

Back 85

condyloid canal, mastoid foramen, parietal foramen