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What 2 things pass through Anterior Ethmoidal Foramen?

1. anterior ethmoidal nerves 2. vessels
What 2 things pass through Carotid Canal?
1. internal carotid artery 2. deep petrosal nerve
What passes through Cribiform plate?
olfactory nerves
What passes through Facial Canal?
facial nerve proper
What passes through Foramen Cecum and where does it come from and go to?
emissary vein from nasal cavity to superior sagittal sinus
What 4 things pass through Foramen Lacerum? (artery, vein, 2 nerves)
1. meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery2. emissary vein from pterygoid venous plexus 3. greater superficial petrosal nerve4. deep petrosal nerve from carotid plexus
What 5 things pass through Foramen Magnum?
1. anterior and posterior spinal arteries and veins 2. alar ligaments, 3. tectorial membrane, 4. apical ligament 5. spinal accessory nerve.
What 3 things pass through Foramen Ovale?
1. mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve (V3) 2. accessory meningeal artery 3. lesser petrosal nerve
What passes through Foramen Rotundum?
maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve (V2)
What pass through Foramen Spinosum?
1. middle meningeal artery 2. recurrent branch of mandibular nerve
What passes through Foramen Vesalii?
emissary vein from pterygoid venous plexus
What 2 things pass through Greater Palatine Foramen?
1. anterior (greater) palatine nerves and vessels, 2. posterior (lesser) palatine nerves and vessels. These are branches of pterygopalatine or descending palatine nerves and vessels.
What 2 things pass through Hiatus of the Facial (greater superficial petrosal) canal?
1. greater superficial petrosal nerve 2. petrosal branches of middle meningeal artery
What 2 things pass through Hypoglossal Canal?
1. hypoglossal nerve 2. meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal artery
What 2 things pass through Incisive (Nasopalatine) Canal?
1. nasopalatine branches of descending palatine nerves 2. nasopalatine branches of descending palatine vessels
What 3 things pass through Inferior Orbital (Sphenomaxillary) Fissure?
1. maxillary nerve branches 2. zygomatic infraorbital,lacrimal branch of greater petrosal nerve 3. Infraorbital vessels.
What 2 things pass through (Inferior) Tympanic Canaliculus?
1. tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerve (will become lesser petrosal) , 2. tympanic branch of ascending pharyngeal artery
What 2 things pass through Infraorbital foramen?
1. infraorbital branch of maxillary nerve 2. infraorbital vessels.
What 3 things pass through Internal Acoustic Meatus?
1. vestibulocochlear nerve2. facial nerve3. internal auditory branch of basilar artery
What 4 things pass through Jugular Foramen?
1. internal jugular vein2. glossopharyngeal nerve 3. vagus nerve4. spinal accessory nerve
What 2 things pass through Lesser Palatine Foramen?
1. posterior (lesser) palatine nerves 2. posterior (lesser palatine vessels These are branches of pterygopalatine or descending palatine nerves and vessels.
What 2 things pass through Mandibular (Inferior Alveolar) Foramen?
1. inferior alveolar nerve 2. vessels.
What passes through Mastoid Canaliculus (Tympanomastoid Fissure)?
1. auricular branch of vagus nerve
What 2 things pass through Mastoid Foramen?
1. mastoid branch of occipital artery 2. emissary vein
What 2 things pass through Mental Foramen?
1. mental nerve 2. vessels
What is another name for Nasolacrimal Canal?
tear duct
What 3 things pass through Optic Foramen?
1. optic nerve2. ophthalmic artery3. central retinal artery
What passes through Parietal Foramen?
emissary vein
What passes through Petrotympanic (Squamotympanic) Fissure?
chorda tympanic branch of the facial nerve
What 2 things pass through Pharyngeal Canals (along with vomerovaginal canals)?
1. pharyngeal branch of maxillary artery2. pharyngeal branchess of greater petrosal nerve
What 2 things pass through Posterior Condylar Canal?
1. emissary vein2. meningeal branches of occipital artery
What 2 things pass through Posterior Ethmoidal Foramen?
1. posterior ethmoidal nerve2. vessels
What 2 things pass through Posterior Superior Alveolar (Maxillary) Foramen?
1. posterior superior alveolar nerve2. vessels
What passes through Pterygoid (Vidian) Canal?
nerve of pterygoid canal (combined sympathetic postganglionics of deep petrosal nerve and parasympathetic preganglionics from greater petrosal nerve.)
What 2 things pass through Pterygomaxillary Fissure?
1. maxillary artery 2. posterior superior alveolar nerve
What 2 things pass through Pterygopalatine (Descending Palatine) Canal?
1. descending palatine nerves 2. vessels.
What 5 things pass through Pterygopalatine (Sphenopalatine) Foramen?
1. pterygopalatine vessels 2. nasopalatine nerve3. posterior nasal nerves4. pharyngeal nerves 5. vessels.
What passes through Stylomastoid Foramen?
facial nerve proper
What is the Sulcus Tubae Auditivae?
groove for cartilaginous portion of auditory tube
What 5 things pass through Superior Orbital Fissure?
1. occulomotor nerve2. ophthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve (V1)3. trochlear nerve4. abducens nerve 5. ophthalamic vein
What 2 things pass through Supraorbital Fissure?
1. supraorbital nerve 2. vessels
What passes through Zygomaticofacial Foramen?
1. zygomaticofacial branch of zygomatic nerve of zygomatic branch of maxillary
What passes through Zygomatico-orbital Foramen?
zygomatic nerve of V2
What passes through Zygomaticotemporal Foramen?
zygomaticotemporal branch of zygomatic branch of maxillary
Name CNI
Olfactory
Name CNII
Optic
Name CNIII
Occulomotor
Name CNIV
Trochlear
Name CNV
Trigeminal
Name CNVI
Abducens
Name CNVII
Facial
Name CNVIII
Vestibulococchlear (auditory)
Name CNIX
Glossopharyngeal
Name CNX
Vagus
Name CNXI
Spinal Accessory
Name CNXII
Hypoglossal
Pneumonic for relating CNs to their names
On old Olympus' towering top, a frenchman and german viewed and hopped.
What CN provides special sense of smell?
CNI (olfactory)
What CN provides special sense of vision?
CNII (optic)
Which CN provides motor function to superior, inferior and medal rectus, inferior oblique and levator palpebrae muscles and muscles of the iris and ciliary body?
CNIII (occulomotor)
What CN provides motor function of superior oblique muscle, the only muscle innervated by this CN?
CNIV (trochlear)
What CN provides sensory function to head, face (except ear and angle of mandible), teeth, mucous membranes (except post oral cavity and pharynx)?
CNV (trigeminal)
What CN provides motor function to muscles of mastication, mylohyoid, digastric (anterior belly), tensor veli palatini and tensor tympani muscles?
CNV (trigeminal)
What CN provides motor function to lateral rectus muscle?
CNVI (abducens)
What CN provides mostly motor function to the face (muscles of facial expression), digastric(posterior belly), stylohyoid and stapedius muscles?
CNVII (facial)
What CN provides secretory motor function to lacrimal, palatal, submandibular & sublingualglands?
CNVII (facial)
What CN provides special sense of taste (anterior 2/3 of tongue)?
CNVII (facial)
What CN provides special sense of hearing and special sense of balance?
CNVIII (auditory, vestibulocochlear)
What CN is the sensory nerve to the posterior tongue, palate, & pharynx and has motor function to palatal muscles, parotid gland (secretion) &gag reflex?
CNIX (glossopharyngeal)
What CN provides special sense of taste (posterior 1/3 tongue, soft palate)?
CNIX (glossopharyngeal)
What CN has overlapping motor function with IX, gag reflex and is the only motor innervation to laryngeal muscles (voice); it also has sensory innervation of ear (pinna) and parasympathetic to heart and other viscera?
CNX (vagus)
What CN provides motor function to trapezius & sternocleidomastoid muscles?
CNXI (spinal accessory)
What 2 muscles are innervated by motor CNXI?
trapezius, sternocleidomastoid
What CN provides motor function to tongue?
CNXII (hypoglossal)
What CN is the only motor innervation to laryngeal muscles (voice)?
CNX (vagus)
What CN has motor function to palatal muscles, parotid gland (secretion) &gag reflex?
CNIX (glossopharyngeal)
What does the olfactory nerve attach to, which attaches to what CN?
olfactory nerve attaches to olfactory bulb, which attaches to CNI (olfactory)
What CN has the most anatomically distinct chiasm (crossover)?
CNII (optic)
What does olfactory nerve go through?
cribiform plate
What is the only CN to enter through one foramen and leave through another?What foramen?
CNXI (spinal accessory) enters through foramen magnum and leaves through ?
What is a nerve nucleus?
when cell bodies are in CNS and aggregated
What is a nerve ganglion?
when cell bodies are in PNS and aggregated
What 3 things comprise the CNS?
1. brain2. brainstem3. gray matter of spinal cord
The posterior alar plate cells of the brainstem are what?
sensory cells (afferent)
The anterior basal plate cells of the brainstem are what?
motor cells (efferent)
What fold in the spinal cord separates alar from basal plates? (afferent from efferent)
sulcus limitans
What is the difference between "special" and "general"?
Special - only associated with CNsGeneral - found in CNs AND/OR spinal nerves
What is the difference between "somatic" and visceral"?
Somatic - body as a wholeVisceral - linked to a tubular organ
What 3 CNs are SSA (special somatic afferent)?
olfactory, optic, vestibulococchlear
Are most CNs GSA (9 of them)? (general somatic afferent) Which is the most important one?
Yes. CNV is most important general somatic sensory.
What 4 CNs are SVA (special visceral afferent)? What are they related to?
related to smell or tastesmell: olfactorytaste: facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus
What 2 CNs are GVA? (general visceral afferent)
glossopharyngeal, vagus
What are the 2 visceral organs in the head?
nasal cavityoral cavity
What 4 CNs are GVE? (general visceral efferent)
occulomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus
What 5 CNs are SVE and associated with muscles that developed from branchial arches? (special visceral efferent)
trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal accessory
What 4 CNs are GSE (general somatic efferent)?
occulomotor, trochlear, abducens, hypoglossal
What is the largest ganglion in the body and is ONLY GSA?
CNV ganglion
The only motor ganglia in the body are what?
autonomic
What is the pneumonic for sensory, motor, or both of CNs?
Some say marry money but my brother says big boobs marry money.S- sensoryM- motorB- both
What is the component of CN I?`
SVA
What is the component of CN II?
SSA
What are the 3 components of CN III?
GSE, GVE, GSA
What are the 2 components of CN IV?
GSE, GSA
What are the 2 components of CN V?
GSA, SVE
What are the 2 components of CN VI?
GSE, GSA
What are the 5 components of CN VII?
SVE, GVE, SVA, GSA, GSA
What are the only 2 components not represented by CN VII?
SSA, GVA
What is the component of CN VIII?
SSA
What are the 5 components of CN IX?
SVE, GVE, SVA, GSA, GVA
What are the 5 components of CN X?
SVE, GVE, SVA, GSA, GVA
What are the 3 components of CN XI?
SVE (?), GSE (?), GSA
What are the 2 components of CN XII?
GSE, GSA
What is it and what does it transmit?
Anterior Ethmoidal Foramen - anterior ethmoidal nerves
10What is it and what does it transmit? (3)
Carotid Canal - internal carotid artery, deep petrosal nerve and other Postganglionic sympathetics (carotid plexus).
6What is it and what does it transmit? (6) What CN?
Foramen Magnum - spinal accessory nerve.junction of spinal cord and brainstem, anterior and posterior spinal and veins, alar ligaments, tectorial membrane, apical ligament,
9 What is it and what does it transmit? (one vein and 3 CNs)
Jugular Foramen - internal jugular v., glossopharyngeal n., vagus n., spinal accessory n.
11What is it and what does it transmit? (1 artery, 1 vein, and 2 nerves)
Foramen Lacerum - meningeal br. of ascending pharyngeal a., emissary v. from pterygoid venous plexus, greater superficial petrosal n.,deep petrosal n. from carotid plexus.
12What is it and what does it transmit? (2 nerves, 1 artery)
Foramen Ovale - mandibular br. of trigeminal nerve, accessory meningeal a.,lesser petrosal n.
1What is it?What does it transmit?What 2 foramen form the ends that border it?
Facial canaltransmits facial nerve properstarts at internal acoustic meatus and ends at stylomastoid foramen
2What is it and what does it transmit? (1 vein)
Foramen Cecum - emissary vein from nasal cavity to superior sagital sinus.
4What is it and what does it transmit?
Cribriform Plate - olfactory nerves
6
lesser wing of sphenoid
12What is it and what does it transmit?
Foramen Rotundum - maxillary br. of trigeminal nerve
13What is it and what does it transmit? (2 nerves, 1 artery)
Foramen Ovale - mandibular br. of trigeminal nerve, accessory meningeal a., lesser petrosal n.
14What is it and what does it transmit? (1 nerve, 1 artery)
Foramen Spinosum - middle meningeal a., recurrent br. of mandibular n.
16
Petrous Part of Temporal bone
20What is it and what does it transmit?
Hypoglossal Canal - hypoglossal nerve meningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal a.
21What is it and what does it transmit? (1 vein, 3 CNs)
Jugular Foramen - internal jugular v., glossopharyngeal n., vagus n., spinal accessory n.
22What is it and what does it transmit? (2 CNs and 1 artery)
Internal Acoustic Meatus - vestibulocochlear n., facial n., internal auditory br. of basilar a.
24What is it?
Foramen Lacerum
25What is it and what does it transmit? (4 CNs and 1 vein)
Superior Orbital Fissure - occulomotor (III)trochlear n. (IV)ophthalmic br. of trigeminal n. (V1)abducent n. (VI)ophthalamic v.
1What is it and what does it transmit? (nerves and vessels)
Incisive (Nasopalatine) foramen - nasopalatine branches of descending palatine nerves vessels to the palate
4What is it and what does it transmit? (2 nerves and vessels along with those nerves)
Greater Palatine Foramen - anterior (greater) palatine nerves and vessels, posterior (lesser) palatine nerves and vessels.
5What is it and what does it transmit? (nerves and vessels along with it)
Lesser Palatine Foramen - posterior (lesser) palatine nerves and vessels.
6
Pterygoid Processes of Sphenoid
8
Squamous Part of Temporal Bone
9
Mandibular Fossa (glenoid)
11What is it and what does it transmit? (1 nerve)
Stylomastoid Foramen -facial nerve proper
12
Mastoid Process
13What is it and what does it transmit? (1 artery, 1 vein)
Mastoid Foramen - mastoid branch of occipital a. emissary v.
14
Superior Nuchal Line
16
Median Nuchal Line
17
Inferior Nuchal Line
21What is it and what does it transmit? (1 nerve and 1 artery)
Hypoglossal Canal -hypoglossal nervemeningeal branch of ascending pharyngeal a.
24What is it and what does it transmit? (1 artery and 1 nerve)
Foramen Spinosum - middle meningeal a., recurrent br. of mandibular n.
27
Vomer
Circled orifice and what it transmits? (2 nerves, set of vessels)
Inferior Orbital (Sphenomaxillary) Fissure 1. maxillary nerve branches 2. zygomatic infraorbital,lacrimal br. of greater petrosal n., 3. Infraorbital vessels.
1What is it and what does it transmit? (1 nerve, 1 set of vessels)
infraorbital foramen infraorbital br. of maxillary n., infraorbital vessels.
1What is it and what does it transmit? (1 nerve)
Mandibular (Inferior Alveolar) Foramen inferior alveolar n. and vessels.
2 What is it and what does it transmit? (1 nerve)
Mental Foramen - mental n. and vessels.
What is it and what does it transmit?
nasolacrimal canaltears
10What is it and what does it transmit? (1 nerve, 2 arteries)
Optic Foramen - optic n., ophthalmic a., central retinal a.
What is it and what does it transmit? (1 nerve and vessels)
Supraorbital Fissure - supraorbital n. and vessels