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What are the contents of the anterior cranial fossa and the middle cranial fossa?
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Anterior Cranial Fossa:
CN I (Olfactory Nerve)
Front Lobe
Anterior Cerebral A.
Middle Cerebral A.
Anterior Communicating A.
Superior Sagittal Sinus
Middle Cranial Fossa:
CN 2-6
1. Optic Canal (ophthalmic artery and optic nerve)
2. SOF (CN III, VI and ophthalmic branch of CN V)
3. foramen rotundum (maxillary branch of CN V)
4. foramen ovale (mandibular branch of CN V)
5. Foramen Spinosum (middle meningeal artery)
6. Foramen Lacerum - closed off with cartilage (ICA passes above it)
Other Structures in Middle Cranial Fossa
1. Sella Tursica (middle of MCF and is composed of: tuberculum sellae, pituitary fossae and dorsum sellae)
2. hiatus of the greater petrosal nerve (greater petrosal nerve of CN VII)
3. hiatue of the lesser petrosal nerve (lesser petrosal nerve of CN IX)
4. Trigeminal Impression (trigeminal ganglion of CN V)
5. Carotid Groove (w/ICA)
6. Arcuate eminence (superior semicircular canal beneath)
7. Tegman Tympani (roof of middle ear cavity)
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The anterior cranial fossa contains the frontal lobes of the brain, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone, and the olfactory bulbs. The middle cranial fossa contains the temporal lobes of the brain, the pituitary gland, the cavernous sinuses, and the internal carotid arteries.
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The coronoid fossa is on what side of the humerus?
The coronoid fossa is located on the anterior side of the humerus, which is the side facing towards the front of the body.
What bones fits into the olecranon fossa?
The olecranon fossa of the humerus accommodates the olecranon process of the ulna.
Bone that contains the olecranon fossa?
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Which one of the following veins is found only in or below the AC fossa?
The basilic vein is found only in or below the AC fossa.
What is the landmark that contacts with olecranon fossa to form its joint?
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Name the three cranial bones that contain sinuses?
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Which part of the brain rests in the anterior cranial fossa?
Frontal Lobe
Hinge fracture of skull is seen in accidents involving?
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What is the large fossa of the anterior aspect of the scapula?
Suprascapular Fossa
Is the subscapular fossa located anterior or posterior to the supraspinatus and infraspinarus fossae?
Anterior
What is the anterior aspect of the elbow?
Cubital fossa
Where on the body is the cubital fossa?
The cubital fossa is the depression located on your anterior elbow. The popliteal fossa is on the posterior aspect of the knee.
What does opthalmic nerve innervate?
opthalmic nerve is the brach of trigerminal nerve. It innervate the sensory on your forehead. It also innervates the structure inside the skull such as the tentorium cerebelli, falx cerebri and part of the anterior cranial fossa.
What bones make up posterior cranial fossa?
The Occipial bone.
Where does the cerebellum lie?
in the posterior cranial fossa (below the occipital lobe of cerebrum)
Anterior depression superior to the trochlea that receives part of the ulna whenthe forearm is flexed?
Olecranon fossa receives when extended Coronoid fossa receives it when flexed
What region resembles the anterior cubital fossa region the most?
Lumbar
