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GA nerve foramina
The nerves and foramina of the skull quiz 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Transmitted through foramen cecum | Valveless emissary vein |
| Through cribriform plate | Filaments of CN I (olfactory) |
| Through optic canal | Optic nerve (CN II), ophthalmic artery |
| Through superior orbital fissure | CN III (occulomotor), CN IV (trochlear), CN V1 (ophthalmic of trigeminal), CN VI (abducens) |
| Through f. Rotundum | Maxillary division of trigeminal nerve (CN V2) |
| Through f. Ovale | Mandibular division of trigeminal n. (CN V3) |
| Through f. Spinosum | Middle meningeal artery |
| Through f. Lacerum | Filled with cartilage in life |
| Through carotid canal | Internal carotid artery |
| Through internal acoustic meatus | CN VII (facial) and CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) |
| Through jugular canal | Internal jugular vein, CN IX (glossopharyngeal), CN X (vagus), CN XI (spinal accessory) |
| Through hypoglossal canal | CN XII (hypoglossal n.) |
| Through condylar canal | Emissary vein |
| Through Supraorbital f. | Supraorbital N.A.V. |
| Through infraorbital f. | Infraorbital N.A.V. (Nerve is a branch of Maxillary nerve) |
| External acoustic meatus | Opening of external ear |
| Through Mental f. | Mental N.A.V. (nerve is a branch of mandibular n (CN V3) |
| Through mandibular f. | Inferior alveolar N.A.V. |
| Through incisive f. | Nasopalatine n. |
| Through greater palatine f. | Greater palatine N.A.V. |
| Through lesser palatine f. | Lesser palatine N.A.V. |
| Through nasolacrimal canal | Nasolacrimal duct |
| Through stylomastoid f. | Most of CN VII (facial n.) |
| Through mastoid f. | Emissary vein |
| Through f. Magnum | Spinal cord, vertebral AA, spinal portion of CN XI (accessory nerve) |
| Olfactory n. number, component, innervation | (I), sensory, olfactory epithelium of nasal cavity |
| Optic n. number, component, innervation | (II), sensory, retina (rods and cones) |
| Oculomotor n number, component, innervation | (III), motor; superior, medial, and inferior rectus, inferior oblique, and levator palpebrae superior |
| Trochlear n. number, component, innervation | (IV), motor, superior oblique m. |
| Trigeminal n. number, component, innervation | (V1,2,3), both, skin/mucosae of head and face via ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular divisions; mm of mastication, tensors tympani and veli palatini, mylohyoid and anterior digastric mm. |
| Abducens n number, component, innervation | (VI), motor, lateral rectus m. |
| Facial n. number, component, innervation | (VII), both, facial expression mm, stapedius, stylohyoid, and posterior digastric mm, lacrimal, sublingual, and submandibular glands and mucosa, taste buds of anterior 2/3 of tongue middle ear, and external ear |
| Vestibulocochlear n number, component, innervation | (VIII), sensory, hair cells of cochlear duct |
| Glossopharyngeal n. number, component, innervation | (IX), both, taste buds of posterior 1/3 of tongue, parotid gland, pharynx, carotid sinus, posterior 1/3 of tongue, auditory tube, middle ear |
| Vagus n. number, component, innervation | (X), both, smooth and cardiac mm, glands of thoracic and abdominal organs through transverse colon, carotid and aortic bodies, mm of soft palate, pharynx, larynx, and esophagus, epiglottis, external ear |
| Accessory n number, component, innervation | (XI), motor, mm of pharynx and larynx, sternocleidomastoid, trapezius m |
| Hypoglossal n number, component, innervation | (XII), motor, extrinsic and intrinsic mm of tongue. |