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14 Cards in this Set
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CN I
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at the cribriform plate on either side of crista galli
(anterior cranial fossa) |
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CN II
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superficial & medial to internal carotid arteries
(middle cranial fossa) |
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CN III
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posterolateral to internal carotid arteries
(middle cranial fossa) |
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CN IV
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near anterior free edge of tentorial notch
(middle cranial fossa) |
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CN V
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deep to dura – in trigeminal cave – of medial aspect of petrosal part of temporal b.
(middle cranial fossa) |
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CN VI
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piercing dura of lateral clivus area
(posterior cranial fossa) |
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CN VII
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entering the internal auditory meatus
(do not distinguish CN VII from CN VIII) (posterior cranial fossa) |
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CN VIII
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entering the internal auditory meatus
(do not distinguish CN VIII from CN VII) (posterior cranial fossa) |
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CN IX
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entering the jugular foramen
(do not distinguish between IX, X, and XI) (posterior cranial fossa) |
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CN X
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entering the jugular foramen
(do not distinguish between IX, X, and XI) (posterior cranial fossa) |
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CN XI
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entering the jugular foramen
do not distinguish between IX, X, and XI) (posterior cranial fossa) |
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CN XII
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entering the hypoglossal canal
(posterior cranial fossa) |
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Vertebral arteries
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entering the cranial cavity through the foramen magnum
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Basilar artery
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formed from the 2 vertebral arteries
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