Table 3 Summary of the exits of cranial nerves from the skull

I

Cribriform plate

II

Optic canal

III

Superior orbital fissure

IV

Superior orbital fissure

V1

Superior orbital fissure

V2

Foramen rotundum

V3

Foramen ovale

VI

Superior orbital fissure

VII

Internal auditory meatus/facial canal

VIII

Internal auditory meatus

IX

Jugular foramen

X

Jugular foramen

XI

Jugular foramen

XII

Hypoglossal canal