Key Facts. Anterior cranial fossa. Content: frontal lobe of the brain, olfactory bulb, olfactory tract. Bones: orbital surface of the temporal bone, lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. Landmarks: anterior ethmoidal foramen, cribriform foramina, jugum sphenoidale, foramen caecum, frontal crest. . Middle cranial fossa. Content: temporal lobes of the brain, pituitary gland. Bones: body and greater wings of the sphenoid bone, petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bones. Landmarks:. - middle part - chiasmatic groove, tuberculum sellae, anterior clinoid process, sella turcica, middle clinoid process, carotid groove, foramen lacerum - lateral parts - foramen spinosum, superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum, foramen lacerum, trigeminal depression, orifice of the carotid canal. . Posterior cranial fossa. Content: brainstem and cerebellum. Bones: occipital bone, mastoid part of the temporal bone. Landmarks: clivus, foramen magnum, internal acoustic meatus, jugular foramen, hypoglossal canalClinical relationsTraumatic injuries of the brain tissue, nasal infections, increased intracranial pressure, tumors
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