Which of the following cranial nerve travels through the jugular foramen in the base of the skull?
Correct Answer: Glossopharyngeal nerve
Description: Glossopharyngeal nerve travel through the middle compament of the jugular foramen. Jugular foramen is formed by the petrous poion of the temporal and occipital bones. It is divided into 3 compaments. The intermediate compament contains the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and spinal accessory nerves. The anterior compament contains the inferior petrosal sinus and the posterior compament contains the sigmoid sinus and meningeal branches from the occipital and ascending pharyngeal aeries.
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