Quizlet

Flashcards: Cranial Fossa

Instructions

  1. Print this webpage. If you can, set your printer to Grayscale for faster printing.
  2. Fold each page down the middle along the solid vertical line.
  3. Cut along the dotted horizontal lines.
  4. Optional: Use tape, glue, or staples to hold the two sides of each flashcard together.

This will print 6 pages (5 terms/page). This box will be automatically hidden when printing. ← Back to Set Page

cribiform plateCN 1
foramen cecumsmall emissary vein to superior sagittal sinus
anterior/posterior ethmoidal foraminaanterior/posterior ethmoidal VAN's
optic canalCN 2, ophthalmic artery, central artery/vein of retina
superior orbital fissureCN 3/4/6, ophthalmic division of CN 5, ophthalmic vein
foramen rotundummaxillary division of CN 5
foramen ovalemandibular division of CN 5, accessory meningeal artery, lesser petrosal nerve
foramen spinosummiddle meningeal artery
foramen lacerumgreater & deep petrosal nerves
carotid canalinternal carotid artery, carotid plexus
hiatus of facial canalgreater petrosal nerve
internal auditory meatusCN 7/8, labrynthine artery
jugular foramenCN 9/10/11, beginning of internal jugular vein
hypoglossal canalhypoglossal nerve, neningeal artery
foramen magnumspinal cord, CN 11, verterbral artery, venous plexus of vertebral canal, anterior/posterior spinal arteries
condyloid foramencondyloid emissary vein
mastoid foramenbranch of occipital artery to dura mater, mastoid emissary vein
zygomaticofacial foramenzygomaticofacial nerve
supraorbital notchsupraorbital VAN's
infraorbital forameninfraorbital VAN's
mental foramenmental VAN's
petrotympanic fissurechorda tympani, anterior tympanic artery
stylomastoid foramenCN 7
incisive canalnasopalatine nerve, terminal part of greater palatine vessels
greater palatine foramengreater palatine VAN's
lesser palatine foramenlesser palatine VAN's
palatine canaldescending palatine vessles, greater/lesser palatine nerves
pterygoid canalnerve to pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve)
sphenopalatine foramensphenopalatine vessels, nasopalatine nerve