Important Cranial Formina
Foramen Spinosum is in what bone?
Sphenoid
The infraorbital foramen is in what bone?
Sphenoid and maxilla
TQ CN VII passes through what foramen (alone, without VIII)?
Stylomastoid foramen
The supraorbital NAV (nerve, artery, vein) pass through what foramen?
Supraorbital foramen
CN V3 passes through what foramen?
foramen ovale
The foramen cecum is in what bones?
frontal and ethmoid
The Nasopalatine nerve passes through what foramen?
incisive canal
Infraorbital vessels pass through what foramen?
inferior orbital fissure
The mandibular foramen is in what bone?
mandible
The mental foramen is in what bone?
mandible
The incisive canal is located in what bone?
maxilla
The foramen magnum is in what bone?
occipital
CN II and ophthalmic artery pass through what foramen?
optic canal
The lesser palatine Foramen is in what bone?
palatine
The foramen ovale is in what bone?
sphenoid
The foramen rotundum is in what bone?
sphenoid
What bone contains the optic canal?
sphenoid
What bone contains the superior orbital fissure?
sphenoid (greater and lesser wings)
What bone contains the inferior orbital fissure?
sphenoid and maxilla
CNs III, IV, and V1 pass through what foramen?
superior orbital fissure
TQ The stylomastoid foramen is in what bone?
temporal
TQ The internal acoustic meatus is in what bone?
temporal (petrous)
Jugular foramen is in what bone?
temporal and occipital
Foramen Lacerum is in what bone?
temporal and sphenoid
What's the mnemonic of the cranial nerves formina (cranial nerves in order)?
Come (cribriform plate) On (optic canal) SOFia (superior orbital fissure) SOFia SOFia ROll (foramen rotundum) OVer (foramen ovule) SOFia (superior orbital fissure) I AM (internal acoustic meatus) In A Mood JUG (jugular foramen) JUG JUG Hey (hypoglossal canal)
The Greater and Deep Petrosal Nerves pass through what foramen?
Foramen Lacerum
The Emissary vein passes through what foramen?
Foramen cecum
TQ Medulla oblongata, vertebral arteries, and spinal accessory nerve pass through what foramen?
Foramen magnum
CN V2 passes through what foramen?
Foramen rotundum
Middle meningeal artery (MMA) and CN V3 (meningeal branch) pass through what foramen?
Formanen spinosum
The supraorbital foramen is in what bone?
Frontal
The Greater Palatine NAV (nerve, artery, vein) passes through what foramen?
Greater Palatine Foramen
The infraorbital NAV pass through what foramen?
Infraorbital foramen
TQ CN VII and VIII pass through what foramen?
Internal acoustic meatus
Internal Jugular vein, CN IX, X, and XI pass through what foramen?
Jugular foramen
The Lesser Palatine NAV pass through what foramen?
Lesser Palatine Foramen
TQ The Inferior Alveolar NAV pass through what foramen?
Mandibular foramen
Mental NAV pass through what foramen?
Mental foramen
The greater palatine foramen is in what bone?
Palatine
