Foramina and Canals of Cranial Base: Inferior View Anatomy
Incisive fossa, Greater
palatine foramen, Foramen ovale, Foramen spinosum, Tympanic
branch of glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) Inferior tympanic canaliculus, Chorda tympani
of intermediate nerve (CN VII), Mastoid
canaliculus, Mastoid foramen, Jugular fossa, Hypoglossal
canal, Foramen magnum, Nasopalatine nerve,
Anastomosis of
posterior septal branches of sphenopalatine
artery and greater palatine artery, Petrotympanic
fissure, Stylomastoid foramen, Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII), Lesser
petrosal nerve, Mandibular
nerve (CN V3), Accessory
meningeal artery, Middle
meningeal vessels, Meningeal
branch of mandibular nerve (CN V3), Medulla
oblongata, Vertebral arteries and venous plexus, Spinal roots of accessory nerves (CN XI).
