Padalecki 7

Question 1

Brain structures of the Anterior Cranial Fossa

Answer 1

frontal lobes and olfactory nerves, bulbs, and tracts

Question 2

Brain structures of the Middle Cranial Fossa

Answer 2

temporal lobes and pituitary gland

Question 3

Brain structures of the Posterior Cranial Fossa

Answer 3

cerebellum
pons
medulla oblongata

Question 4

Foramina of the Anterior Cranial Fossa

Answer 4

• foramen cecum

- openings in ethmoid’s cribriform plate

Question 5

Foramina of the Middle Cranial Fossa

Answer 5

• optic canal
• superior orbital fissure
• foramen rotundum
• foramen ovale
• foramen spinosum
• foramen lacerum

Question 6

Foramina of the Posterior Cranial Fossa

Answer 6

• internal acoustic meatus
• jugular foramen
• foramen magnum
• hypoglossal canal

Question 7

Structures in foramen cecum

Answer 7

frontal emissary vein

Question 8

Structures in openings in ethmoid’s cribriform plate

Answer 8

olfactory nerve filaments

Question 9

Structures in optic canal

Answer 9

optic nerve and ophthalmic artery

Question 10

Structures in superior orbital fissure

Answer 10

1. oculomotor nerve (CNIII) * 2. trochlear nerve (CNIV) *
2. ophthalmic nerve (CNV1) * 4. abducens nerve (CNVI)
3. ophthalmic vein
4. sympathetic fibers

Question 11

Structures in foramen rotundum

Answer 11

maxillary nerve (CNV2)

Question 12

Structures in foramen ovale

Answer 12

1. mandibular nerve (CNV3) 2. accessory meningeal artery

Question 13

Structures in foramen spinosum

Answer 13

1. middle meningeal artery
2. middle meningeal vein
3. meningeal branch of
   mandibular nerve (CNV3)

Question 14

Structures in foramen lacerum

Answer 14

nothing of consequence; internal carotid artery crosses it horizontally; inlifethis foramen is filled with cartilage, and this cartilage forms the floor of the anterior end of the carotid canal

Question 15

Structures in internal acoustic meatus

Answer 15

1. facial nerve (CNVII)
2. vestibulocochlear nerve
   (CNVIII)
3. labyrinthine artery

Question 16

Structures in jugular foramen

Answer 16

1. glossopharyngeal nerve (CNIX)
2. vagus nerve (CNX)
3. accessory nerve (CNXI)
4. sigmoid sinus
5. inferior petrosal sinus

Question 17

Structures in foramen magnum

Answer 17

1. brainstem
2. vertebral arteries
3. spinal nerves
4. spinal roots of accessory
   nerve (CNXI) 5. meninges
5. CSF

Question 18

Structures in hypoglossal canal

Answer 18

hypoglossal nerve (CNXII)

Question 19

Which opening connects lateral ventricles to the third ventricle?

Answer 19

2 interventricular foramina or foramina of Monroe

Question 20

Which opening connects fourth ventricle to subarachnoid space?

Answer 20

-median aperture or
median foramen of Magendie
-2 lateral apertures or
2 lateral foramina of Luschka

Question 21

3 branches of vertebral artery

Answer 21

a. posterior spinal arteries (paired)
b. anterior spinal artery
c. posterior inferior cerebellar arteries (paired)

Question 22

5 branches of basilar artery

Answer 22

a. anterior inferior cerebellar arteries (paired)
b. labyrinthine arteries (paired)
c. pontinearteries(several)
d. superior cerebellar arteries (paired)
e. posterior cerebral arteries (paired) – terminal branches

Question 23

5 arteries of Circle of Willis

Answer 23

a. posterior cerebral arteries
b. posterior communicating arteries
c. internal carotid arteries
d. anterior cerebral arteries
e. anterior communicating artery