Foramina of Temporal, Occipital, and Ethmoid Bones

Carotid Canal

No cranial nerve.

Blood Vessel: internal carotid artery

Internal Acoustic Meatus

V11 Facial nerve

V111 Vestibulocochlear never

Begins on medial surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone, carries blood vessels and nerves to the internal ear and conveys facial nerve to the stylomastoid foramen.

Stylomastoid Foramen

V11 facial nerve

(lies posterior to the base of the styloid process. The facial nerve passes through this foramen to control the facial muscles)

Cribiform Foramina

1 Olfactory Nerve

Foramen Magnum

Spinal Cord

Hypoglossal Canal

X11 Hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerves that control tongue muscles)

Jugular Foramen

1X Glassopharyngeal nerve

X Vagus nerve

X1 Accessory (spinal) nerve

Blood Vessel: internal jugular vein

(lies between occipital and temporal bone)