Orbital Openings
_________ (sphenoid bone) – passageway for optic nerve from retina to brain
_________ (between lesser & greater wings of sphenoid bone) – passageway for 4 cranial nerves that serve eye
_________ – (between maxilla, zygoma & greater wing of sphenoid) – passageway for maxillary branch of cranial nerves that serve cheek, nose, upper lip & teeth
_________ – small space which is a portion of the lateral wall of the optic cana
- Optic foramen
- Superior orbital fissure
- Inferior orbital fissure
- Sphenoid strut