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CNs and Foramen
CNs and their exits through the skull
Cranial Nerve # | Cranial Nerve Name | Foramen | Bone |
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II | Optic | Optic Canal | Sphenoid |
III | Oculomotor | Superior Orbital Fissure | Sphenoid |
IV | Trochlear | Superior Orbital Fissure | Sphenoid |
V (a) | Opthalamic Branch of Trigeminal | Superior Orbital Fissure | Sphenoid |
VI | Abducent | Superior Orbital Fissure | Sphenoid |
VII | Facial | Internal Acoustic Meatus | Temporal |
VIII | Vestibulocochlear | Internal Acoustic Meatus | Temporal |
IX | Glossopharyngeal | Jugular Foramen | Temporal, Occipital |
X | Vagus | Jugular Foramen | Temporal, Occipital |
XI | Accessory | Jugular Foramen | Temporal, Occipital |
XII | Hypoglossal | Hypoglossal Canal | Occipital |
I | Olfactory | Cribiform Plate | Ethmoid |
V (b) | Maxillary Branch of Trigeminal | Foramen Rotundum | Sphenoid |
V (c) | Mandibular Branch of Trigeminal | Foramen Ovale | Sphenoid |