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Lat. skull sutures (6)

Coronal, sphenoparietal, sphenosq., sq., lambdoid, occipitomastoid

Pterion location

W/in 1cm circle: 2 cm behind + 1cm above frontozygomatic suture posterolat. margin

Frankfurt line

Run between bony orbit margin + acoustic int. meatus sup. margin (head in anatomical position)

Skull base bones (7)

Maxilla (hard palate), palatine (hard palate), zygomatic, sphenoid, vomer, temporal, occipital

Skull base paired bony prominences

Mastoid process (temporal, sternocleidomastoid m. attach), styloid process (temporal), occipital condyle (articulate atlas vert. C1)

Ant. intracranial fossa boundaries

Ant. = frontal bone inner surface



Post. = sphenoid prechiasmatic sulcus (med.) + lesser wings (lat.)



Floor = frontal + ethmoid + sphenoid

Mid. intracranial fossa boundariesl

Ant. = sphenoid cinematic sulcus ant. edge (med.) + gt. wings (lat.)



Post. = sphenoid body dorsum sellae post. edge (med.), temporal petrous part (lat.)



Floor: sphenoid body + gt. wing, temporal sq. + petrous parts

Post. intracranial fossa boundariesl

Ant. = sphenoid body dorsum sellae (med.), temporal petrous part sup. border



Post. = occipital sq. part int. surface (+ temporal petromastoid part + small parietal parts)



Floor: temporal mastoid part, occipital sq. + condylar + basilar parts

Ant. internal foramina (2)

Foramen cecum, cribriform plate (olfactory foramen)

Mid. internal foramen (9)

Optic canal, sup. orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum, foramen lacerum, carotid canal, hiatus for gt. petrosal n., hiatus for lesser petrosal n.

Post. intracranial fossa (5)

Int. acoustic meatus, jugular foramen, hypoglossal canal, foramen magnum, condylar canal

Foramen cecum

Emissary v.s to nasal cavity

Cribriform plate

Olfactory n. (I)

Optic canal

Optic n. (II)

Sup. orbital fissure

Occulomotor n. (III), trochlear n. (IV), ophthalmic n. (V1), abducens n. (VI), ophthalmic v.s

Foramen rotundum

Maxillary n. (V2)

Foramen ovale (int.)

Mandibular n. (V3)

Foramen spinosum

Mid. meningeal art.

Foramen lacerum

Cart. = only visible in dry skull

Carotid canal

Int. carotid art.

Hiatus for gt. petrosal n.

Gt. petrosal n.

Hiatus for lesser petrosal n.

Lesser petrosal n.

Int. acoustic meatus

Facial n. (VII), vestibulocochlear n. (VIII), labyrinthine art.

Jugular foramen (int.)

Glossopharyngeal n. (IX), vagus n. (X), accessory n. (XI), inf. petrosal sinus, sigmoid sinus (forming int. jugular v.)

Hypoglossal canal (int.)

Hypoglossal n. (XII), asc. pharyngeal art. meningeal branch

Foramen magnum (int.)

Brainstem end/spinal cord begin, vert. art.s, accessory n. spinal roots, meninges

Condylar canal

Emissary v.

Ant. ext. foramina (3)

Supra-orbital foramen, infra-orbital foramen, mental foramen

Lat. ext. foramina (1)

Zygomaticofacial foramen

Sup. ext. foramina (1)

Parietal foramen

Inf. ext. foramina (12)

Incisive foramen, gt. palatine foramen, lesser palatine foramen, pterygoid canal, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum, foramen lacerum, jugular foramen, hypoglossal canal, foramen magnum, stylomastoid foramen, condylar canal

Incisive foramen

Nasopalatine n.s + sphenopalatine n.s

Gt. palatine foramen

Gt. palatine n.s + vessels

Lesser palatine foramen

Lesser palatine n.s + vessels

Pterygoid canal

Pterygoid n. + vessels

Foramen ovale (ext.)

Mandibular n. (V3), lesser petrosal n.

Jugular foramen (ext.)

Int. jugular v., inf. petrosal sinus, glossopharyngeal n. (IX), vagus n. (X), accessory n. (XI)

Hypoglossal canal (ext.)

Hypoglossal n. (XII) + vessels

Foramen magnum (ext.)

Cont. brain + spinal cord, vert. art.s + n. plexuses, ant. spinal art., post. spinal art.s, accessory n. roots, meninges

Stylomastoid foramen

Facial n. (VII)

Supra-orbital foramen

Supra-orbital n. + vessels

Mental foramen

Mental n. + vessels

Infra-orbital foramen

Infra-orbital n.s + vessels

Parietal foramen

Emissary v.s

Zygomaticofacial foramen

Zygomaticofacial n.

Skull sinuses

Frontal, ethmoidal cells, maxillary, sphenoidal