This is a brief video on the foramina at the base of the skull and the important structures that run through them.

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Foramina

at the base

of the skull

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Inferior view of the skull

Anterior cranial fossa

Middle cranial fossa

Posterior cranial fossa

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Cribriform plate → olfactory nerve (CN1)

Optic canal → optic nerve (CN2), ophthalmic artery

Foramen magnum → medulla oblongata, meninges, accessory nerve (CN11), anterior and posterior spinal nerves, vertebral arteries

Hypoglossal canal → hypoglossal nerve (CN12)

Superior orbital fissure → ophthalmic veins; CN 3, 4, 5.1, and 6

Foramen rotundum → trigeminal nerve, maxillary division (CN5.2)

Foramen ovale → trigeminal nerve, mandibular division (CN5.3)

Foramen spinosum → middle meningeal artery

Jugular foramen → glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory (CN 9, 10, and 11), internal jugular vein, occipital artery