Wednesday 23 December 2015

PGIMER MCQs for MD MS Preparations | Structures passing through jugular foramen

Structures passing through jugular foramen are all except
a. IX cranial nerve 
b. X cranial nerve
c. XII cranial nerve 
d. XI cranial nerve
e. VII CN




Ans.C
Through ant. Part-
Inferior petrosal sinus
Meningeal branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery
Through middle part-
9th, 10th & 11th cranial nerves
Through post part
Internal jugular vein
Meningeal branch of the occipital artery
Glossopharyngeal notch near the medial end lodges the

inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve