05-20-2014, 07:15 PM
A 27 year-old woman is brought to the emergency room by ambulance after a car accident. She is complaining of a severe headache and is somewhat disoriented. Her heart rate is 110 and her blood pressure is 134/72. She has several abrasions of her face with some swelling and ecchymosis. She has a dark ecchymosis over her right mastoid process. CT scan of the head shows an intracranial hemorrhage that does not cross suture lines. The anatomic structure that passes through which of the following foramina has most likely been damaged?
a. Carotid canal
b. Foramen magnum
c. Foramen rotundum
d. Foramen spinosum
e. Optic canal
a. Carotid canal
b. Foramen magnum
c. Foramen rotundum
d. Foramen spinosum
e. Optic canal