External Foramina of Skull

Supra-orbital foramen

Supra-orbital nerve and vessels
Infra-orbital foramen

Infra-orbital nerve and vessels
Mental Foramen

Mental nerve and vessels
Zygomaticofacial Foramen

Zygomaticofacial Nerve
Parietal foramen

Emissary Veins
Incisive foramina

Nasopalatine nerve, sphenopalatine vessels
Greater palatine foramen

Greater palatine nerve and vessels
Lesser Palatine Foramina

Lesser Palatine nerve and vessels
Pterygoid Canal

Mandibular nerve [V3], lesser petrosal nerve
Foramen spinosum

Middle meningeal artery
Foramen Lacerum

Filled with cartilage
Carotid Canal

Internal carotid artery and nerve plexus
Foramen Magnum
- Continuation of brain and spinal cord
- Verterbal arteries and nerve plexuses
- Anterior spinal artery
- Posterior spinal arteries
- Roots of accessory nerve [XI]
- Meninges
Condylar canal

Emissary Veins
Hypoglossal canal

Hypoglossal nerge [XII] and vessels
Jugular foramen
- Internal Jugular Vein
- Inferior petrosal sinus
- Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX]
- Vagus Nerve [X]
- Accessory Nerve [XI]
Stylomastoid Foramen

Facial nerve [VII]

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External Foramina of Skull

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Foramen of the skull

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10/2/2013, 9:29:07 PM

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