BonesandLigaments
Plate12
Incisive fossa
Greater palatine foramen
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum
Tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
Tympanic canaliculus
Chorda tympani of facial (intermediate) nerve (VIII)
Mastoid canaliculus
Mastoid foramen
Jugular fossa
Hypoglossal canal
Foramen magnum
Nasopalatine nerve
Sphenopalatine vessels
Petrotympanic fissure
Stylomastoid foramen
Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
Lesser petrosal nerve
Mandibular nerve (V
3
)
Accessory meningeal artery
Middle meningeal vessels
Meningeal branch of mandibular nerve (V
3
)
Medulla oblongata
Vertebral arteries and venous plexus
Spinal roots of accessory nerves (XI)
Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
Vagus nerve (X)
Accessory nerve (XI)
Superior bulb
Internal jugular vein
Facial nerve (VII)
Mastoid emissary vein
Posterior meningeal artery
Internal carotid artery
Carotid autonomic plexus
Carotid canal
Greater palatine nerve and vessels
Lesser palatine foramen
Lesser palatine nerve and vessels
Foramen lacerum
Greater petrosal nerve
Auricular branch of vagus nerve (X)
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Plate 10
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