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system anatomy - holes of the skull/what goes through them

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holes
what traverses the holes
parietal foramina   emissary veins  
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condylar canal   Emissary vein from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in neck  
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supraorbital foramen   supraorbital n (branch of V1)  
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cribiform plate   olfactory n (CN I)  
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optic canal   optic n (CN II)  
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superior orbital fissure   Ophthalmic veins (superior), Oculomotor nerve (CN 3), Trochlear nerve (CN 4), Ophthalmic nerve (CN 5-1), Abducens nerve (CN 6)  
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foramen rotundum   maxillary n (V2)  
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foramen ovale   Mandibular branch (V3) of trigeminal n. (CN 5), Lesser superficial petrosal nerve (CN 9)  
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foramen spinosum   middle meningeal vessels  
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foramen lacerum   Carotid artery crosses close by, usually filled with cartilage in situ  
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carotid canal   internal carotid artery  
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internal acoustic meatus   CN VII and VIII  
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stylomastoid foramen   CN VII  
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jugular foramen   CN IX, X, and XI and sigmoid sinus  
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hypoglossal canal   hypoglossal n (CN XII)  
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foramen magnum   spinal cord, meninges, vertebral arteries, spinal roots of CN XI, Border between spine and brain stem Vertebral venous plexus  
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greater palatine   greater palatine n (branch of V2)  
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incisive foramen   Anastamosis between posterior septal branch of sphenopalantine artery and greater palantine a.  
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inferior orbital fissure   maxillary div. of CN V (V2)  
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mandibular foramen   inferior alveolar n (V3)  
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mental foramen   mental n (V3)  
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nasolacrimal canal   nasolacrimal (tear) duct  
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zygomaticofacial foramen   zygomaticofacial n (branch of V2)  
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infraorbital foramen   infraorbital n (branch of V2)  
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petrotympanic fissure   auriculotemporal n. (branch of V3), CN7(chorda tympani)  
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Sella Turcica   fossa for pituitary gland  
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Pterygomaxillary fissure   Descending palantine a  
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Pterygopalatine fossa   Descending palantine a.  
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Sphenopalantine foramen   Sphenopalantine a. (nosebleeds)  
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