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| Middle meningeal artery enters through which foramen? |
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Definition
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| Anterior cranial fossa contains which foramen? |
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Definition
| Foramen cecum, cribiform foramina, anterior and posterior ethmoid foramina |
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Term
| What are in the ethmoid foramina? |
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Definition
| Anterior and posterior ethmoid vessels and nerves |
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Term
| What fissures and foramina are in middle cranial fossa? |
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Definition
| Superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum, carotid canal, foramen lacerum, hiatuses/canals for greater and lesser petrosal nerves |
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Term
| What's in the superior orbital fissure? |
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Definition
| Occulomotor nerve CN III, trochlear CN IV, opthalmic nerve V1 (sensory), abducent nerve CN VI, superior opthalmic vein |
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Term
| What's in the foramen rotundum? |
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Definition
| Maxillary CN V2 (sensory) |
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Term
| What's in the foramen ovale? |
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Definition
| Mandibular CN V3 (sensory and motor), accessory meningeal artery, lesser petrosal nerve(?) |
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Term
| What's in the foramen spinosum? |
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Definition
| Middle meningeal artery and vein |
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Term
| What's in the carotid canal? |
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Definition
| Internal carotid artery with nerve plexus (sympathetic) |
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Term
| What's the foramen lacerum? |
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Definition
| It's filled with cartilage, traversed by greater petrosal nerve (visceral parasympathetic) which joins deep petrosal ---> lacrimal |
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Term
| What does the occulomotor CN III go through? |
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Definition
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| What does the trochlear nerve CN IV go through? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where does the opthalmic CN V1 go through? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the abducent CN VI go through? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the superior opthalmic vein go through? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the maxillary CN V2 (sensory) go through? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the mandibular CN V3 (sensory and motor) go through? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where does the accessory meningeal artery go through? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where does the middle meningeal artery and vein go through? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does the greater petrosal nerve (visceral parasympathetic) traverse? |
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Definition
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Term
| What canals/foramina are in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
| Internal acoustic meatus, jugular foramen, hypoglossal canal, foramen magnum, condylar canal |
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Term
| What's in the internal acoustic meatus? |
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Definition
| Facial CN VII, vestibulocochlear CN VIII, labrynthine artery |
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Term
| What's in the jugular foramen? |
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Definition
| Inferior petrosal sinus, glossopharyngeal CN IX, vagus CN X, accessory CN XI, sigmoid sinus, posterior meningeal artery |
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Term
| What's in the hypoglossal canal? |
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Definition
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Term
| What's in the foramen magnum? |
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Definition
| medulla oblongata, meninges, vertebral arteries and meningeal branches, spinal roots of accessory nerves |
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Term
| What's in the condylar canal? |
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Definition
| Emissary vein (travels from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in the neck) |
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Term
| Where does facial CN VII go through in posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where does vestibulocochlear CN VIII go through in posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where does the labrynthine artery pass through in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the posterior cranial fossa is the inferior petrosal sinus? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the glossopharyngeal CN IX in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the vagus CN X in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the accessory CN XI in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the sigmoid sinus in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the posterior meningeal artery in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the hypoglossal CN XII in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the medulla oblongata in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where are the vertebral arteries with meningeal branches in the posterior cranial fossa? |
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Definition
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Term
| In the posterior cranial fossa, where are the spinal roots of the spinal accessory nerves? |
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Definition
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Term
| In the posterior cranial fossa, where is the emissary vein? |
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Definition
| In the condylar canal (runs from sigmoid sinus to vertebral veins in neck) |
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