| Term | Definition |
|---|
| cribiform plate | CN 1 |
| foramen cecum | small emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus |
| anterior/posterior ethmoidal foramina | anterior/posterior ethmoidal VAN's |
| optic canal | CN 2, ophthalmic artery, central artery/vein of retina |
| superior orbital fissure | CN 3/4/6, ophthalmic division of CN 5, ophthalmic vein |
| foramen rotundum | maxillary division of CN 5 |
| foramen ovale | mandibular division of CN 5, accessory meningeal artery, lesser petrosal nerve |
| foramen spinosum | middle meningeal artery |
| foramen lacerum | greater & deep petrosal nerves |
| carotid canal | internal carotid artery, carotid plexus |
| hiatus of facial canal | greater petrosal nerve |
| internal auditory meatus | CN 7/8, labrynthine artery |
| jugular foramen | CN 9/10/11, beginning of internal jugular vein |
| hypoglossal canal | hypoglossal nerve, neningeal artery |
| foramen magnum | spinal cord, CN 11, verterbral artery, venous plexus of vertebral canal, anterior/posterior spinal arteries |
| condyloid foramen | condyloid emissary vein |
| mastoid foramen | branch of occipital artery to dura mater, mastoid emissary vein |
| zygomaticofacial foramen | zygomaticofacial nerve |
| supraorbital notch | supraorbital VAN's |
| infraorbital foramen | infraorbital VAN's |
| mental foramen | mental VAN's |
| petrotympanic fissure | chorda tympani, anterior tympanic artery |
| stylomastoid foramen | CN 7 |
| incisive canal | nasopalatine nerve, terminal part of greater palatine vessels |
| greater palatine foramen | greater palatine VAN's |
| lesser palatine foramen | lesser palatine VAN's |
| palatine canal | descending palatine vessles, greater/lesser palatine nerves |
| pterygoid canal | nerve to pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve) |
| sphenopalatine foramen | sphenopalatine vessels, nasopalatine nerve |
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