V1. 
Vil. 
Viil. 
FORAMINA FOR THE PASSAGE OF 
CRANIAL NERVES. 
Olfactory. Passes through numerous foramina 
in the cribriform plate. 
Optic. Passes through the optic foramen, a large 
aperture in the orbito-sphenoid. 
Both pass through the foramen 
Oculo-motor. lacerum anterius, situated be- 
Pathetic. tween the basal portions of the 
ali- and orbito-sphenoids. 
Trigeminal. 
1. Ophthalmie division. Passes through the fora- 
men lacerum anterius. 
2. Maxillary division. Passes through the fora- 
men rotundum,and infra- 
orbital foramen. 
3 Mandibular division. Transmitted by the fora- 
men ovale. 
Abducent. Passes through the foramen lacerum 
anterius. 
Facial. Leaves the skull by the stylomastoid 
foramen. 
Auditory. Passes to the internal ear through 
the periotic, by the internal audit- 
ory meatus. 
Glossopharyngeal.) All make their exit from the 
Vagus. skull by the foramen lac- 
Spinal Accessory. erum posterius. 
Hypoglossal. Passes out through the condylar 
foramina, situated in the ex- 
occipitals near the condyle. 
