Foramen of the Cranial Bones Write the letter of the structure that passes through each the foramen/canal/ meatus listed. 1.Superiororbital fissurea. a.Supraorbital nerve (br. of CNV) and supraorbital artery 2. Optic canal b. Cranial nerves IX, X, XI and internal jugular vein 3. Foramen lacerum c. Sound waves 4.Foramen rotundum d. Internal carotid artery 5. Foramen ovale e. Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) 6.Supraorbital foramen f. Small arteries, normally covered by cartilage 7.External acousticmeatus g. Facial nerve (CN VII) 8. Stylomastoid foramen h. Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) and facial nerve (CN VII) 9.Foramen spinosum i. Optic nerve (CN II) 10. Olfactory foramina j. Meningeal vessels (supply blood to membranes surrounding brain) 11.Internal auditory meatus k. Mandibular branch of CN V (sensation- lower jaw, and muscles of mastication) 12. Carotid canal l. Nerves to the eye (CN III, IV, VI... oculomotor, t rochlear, abducens) 13.Hypoglossal canal m. Maxillary branch of CN V (sensation- face) 14. Jugular foramen n. Axons of olfactory nerve (CNI
Foramen of the Cranial Bones
Write the letter of the structure that passes through each the foramen/canal/
meatus listed.
1.Superiororbital fissurea. a.Supraorbital nerve (br. of CNV) and supraorbital artery
2. Optic canal b. Cranial nerves IX, X, XI and internal jugular
vein
3. Foramen lacerum c. Sound waves
4.Foramen rotundum d. Internal carotid artery
5. Foramen ovale e. Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
6.Supraorbital foramen f. Small arteries, normally covered by cartilage
7.External acousticmeatus g. Facial nerve (CN VII)
8. Stylomastoid foramen h. Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) and facial nerve (CN VII)
9.Foramen spinosum i. Optic nerve (CN II)
10. Olfactory foramina j. Meningeal vessels (supply blood to membranes surrounding brain)
11.Internal auditory meatus k. Mandibular branch of CN V (sensation- lower jaw, and muscles of mastication)
12. Carotid canal l. Nerves to the eye (CN III, IV, VI...
oculomotor, t rochlear, abducens)
13.Hypoglossal canal m. Maxillary branch of CN V (sensation- face)
14. Jugular foramen n. Axons of olfactory nerve (CNI
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