LCP4801 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Foramina of the cribriform plate
Answer: Olfactory nerve bundles
●● Optic canal
Answer: Optic nerve (CN II) and the ophthalmic artery
●● Superior orbital fissure
Answer: CN III, IV, V₁ (ophthalmic), VI, and ophthalmic veins
●● Foramen rotundum
Answer: Maxillary division of CN V (trigeminal nerve)
●● Foramen ovale
Answer: Mandibular division of CN V, accessory meningeal artery, and
lesser petrosal nerve
●● Foramen spinosum
Answer: Middle meningeal artery and the meningeal branch of CN V₃
, ●● Jugular foramen
Answer: CN IX, X, XI, sigmoid sinus, and posterior meningeal artery
●● Carotid canal
Answer: Internal carotid artery and its accompanying sympathetic
plexus
●● Internal acoustic meatus
Answer: CN VII, CN VIII, and the labyrinthine artery
●● Hypoglossal canal
Answer: Cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal)
●● Condylar canal
Answer: Emissary vein and meningeal branch of the ascending
pharyngeal artery
●● Foramen magnum
Answer: Medulla, meninges, vertebral arteries, and spinal roots of CN
XI
●● Which eye muscles does the CN III (Oculomotor n) innervate?
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Foramina of the cribriform plate
Answer: Olfactory nerve bundles
●● Optic canal
Answer: Optic nerve (CN II) and the ophthalmic artery
●● Superior orbital fissure
Answer: CN III, IV, V₁ (ophthalmic), VI, and ophthalmic veins
●● Foramen rotundum
Answer: Maxillary division of CN V (trigeminal nerve)
●● Foramen ovale
Answer: Mandibular division of CN V, accessory meningeal artery, and
lesser petrosal nerve
●● Foramen spinosum
Answer: Middle meningeal artery and the meningeal branch of CN V₃
, ●● Jugular foramen
Answer: CN IX, X, XI, sigmoid sinus, and posterior meningeal artery
●● Carotid canal
Answer: Internal carotid artery and its accompanying sympathetic
plexus
●● Internal acoustic meatus
Answer: CN VII, CN VIII, and the labyrinthine artery
●● Hypoglossal canal
Answer: Cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal)
●● Condylar canal
Answer: Emissary vein and meningeal branch of the ascending
pharyngeal artery
●● Foramen magnum
Answer: Medulla, meninges, vertebral arteries, and spinal roots of CN
XI
●● Which eye muscles does the CN III (Oculomotor n) innervate?
