Skull (Internal Aspect)

Foramina and Their Conveyances

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foramen cecum
- emissary veins to superior sagittal sinus

cribriform plate
frontal frontal - CN I (olfactory)

optic canal
superior orbital fissure - CN II (optic)
- CN III (oculomotor) - ophthalmic artery
- CN IV (trochlear) sphenoid
- CN V1 (trigeminal / ophthalmic nerve) foramen rotundum
- CN VI (abducens) - CN V2 (trigeminal / maxillary nerve)
- superior ophthalmic vein sphenoid
foramen ovale
foramen spinosum - CN V3 (trigeminal / mandibular nerve)
- middle menigeal artery temporal temporal
foramen lacerum
internal acoustic meatus
- internal carotid artery
- CN VII (facial)
- CN VIII (vestibulocochlear)
jugular foramen
hypoglossal canal - internal jugular vein
- CN XII (hypoglossal) - CN IX (glossopharyngeal)
- CN X (vagus)
- CN XI (accessory)
foramen magnum occipital
- spinal cord
- vertebral arteries

Kyle Rove, M '09

Georgetown School of Medicine
kor3@georgetown.edu