Foramen of skull

Foramen of skull

Cranial nerve

Vessels 

Cribriform plate 

1

-

Optic canal

2

Ophthalmic artery

Superior orbital fissure 

(SOF)

5a (Ophthalmic) 

6

• Lacrimal artery

• Recurrent meningeal branch

of lacrimal artery

Foramen rotundum

5b (Maxillary)

-

Foramen ovale

5c (Mandibular)

Accessory meningeal artery

Foramen spinosum


Middle meningeal artery (MMA)

Internal acoustic meatus

Internal auditory (labyrinthine)

vessels 

Jugular foramen 

• 9 (Pars nervosa)

• 10, 11 (Pars vascularis)

-

Hypoglossal canal

12

-


Reference:

1. Gray’s Anatomy, The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice, 42th edition

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