Thursday 26 November 2009

Skull base foramen

Optic canal: Optic nerve
Superior orbital fissure: Nerves III, IV, V1 and VI, superior ophthalmic vein
Inferior orbital fissure:


Foramen ovale: Mandibular divison of trigeminal (V3)
Foramen rotundum: maxillary division of trigeminal (V2)
Foramen spinosum: Middle meningeal artery
Foramen lacerum: Meningeal branches of ascending pharyngeal artery
Vidian canal: Vidian artery and nerve
Stylomastoid foramen: exit of facial nerve
Hypoglossal canal: XII cranial nerve

IAC: VII and VIII cranial nerves

Jugular foramen/fossa: IX, X, XI cranial nerves, IJV
Carotid canal: ICA