Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2014
A male patient complains of skin insensitivity of inferior eyelid, external lateral surface of nose and upper lip. A doctor in the course of examination has revealed inflammation of the second branch of trigeminal nerve. What cranial foramen does this branch go through?
Answer options
- Lacerum
- Supraorbital
- Superior orbital fissure
- Spinosum
- Oval
Correct answer
Supraorbital
Explanation
Trigeminal nerve- (1st branch is ophthalmic (foramen is superior orbital fissure). 2nd branch is maxillary (foramen rotundum). 3rd branch is mandibular (foramen ovale).
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