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List of foramina and the structures that pass through them

Bone Cranial fossa Foramina Vessels Nerves

frontal

supraorbital foramen

supraorbital artery,supraorbital vein

supraorbital nerve

frontal

anterior foramen cranial cecum fossa

emissary veinsto superior sagittal sinus

ethmoid

foramina of cribriform plate

olfactory nervebundles (I)

ethmoid

anterior anterior cranial ethmoidal foramen fossa

anterior ethmoidal artery anterior ethmoidal vein

anterior ethmoidal nerve

ethmoid

anterior posterior cranial ethmoidal foramen fossa

posterior ethmoidal artery posterior ethmoidal nerve posterior ethmoidal vein

sphenoid

optic canal

ophthalmic artery

optic nerve (II)

sphenoid

middle cranial fossa

superior orbital superior fissure ophthalmic vein

oculomotor nerve(III) trochlear nerve(IV) lacrimal, frontaland nasociliarybranc hes ofophthalmic nerve(V1) abducent nerve(VI)

sphenoid

middle cranial fossa

foramen rotundum

maxillary nerve(V2)

maxilla

incisive sphenopalatine foramen/incisiv artery e canals

nasopalatine nerve(V2)

palatine

greater palatine foramen

greater palatine artery greater palatine vein

greater palatine nerve

palatineandmaxill a

lesser palatine lesser palatine artery lesser palatine nerve foramina lesser palatine vein

sphenoidandmaxil la

inferior orbital fissure

inferior ophthalmic veins infraorbital artery infraorbital vein

zygomatic nerveand infraorbital nerve of maxillary nerve (V2) orbital branches ofpterygopalatine ganglion

maxilla

infraorbital foramen

infraorbital artery infraorbital vein

infraorbital nerve

sphenoid

middle cranial fossa

foramen ovale

accessory meningeal artery

mandibular nerve(V3) lesser petrosal nerve(occasionally)

sphenoid

middle cranial fossa

foramen spinosum

middle meningeal artery

meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve(V3)

sphenoid

middle cranial

foramen

artery of pterygoid

nerve of pterygoid canal

fossa

lacerum

canal

temporal

posterio internal r cranial acoustic meatus fossa

labyrinthine artery

facial nerve (VII),vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)

temporal

posterio jugular r cranial foramen fossa

inferior petrosal sinus,sigmoid sinus

glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), vagus nerve (X),accessory nerve(XI)

occipital

posterio hypoglossal r cranial canal fossa

hypoglossal nerve (XII)

occipital

posterio foramen r cranial magnum fossa

anterior andposteri or spinal medulla oblongata arteries,vertebral arteries

temporal

posterio stylomastoid r cranial foramen fossa

stylomastoid artery facial nerve

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