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The meningeal branch of vagus nerve (dural branch) is a recurrent filament given off from the jugular ganglion; it is distributed to the dura mater in the posterior fossa of the base of the skull.
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Nerves of head and neck: the cranial nerves and nuclei |
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| olfactory (AON->I) |
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| optic (LGN->II) |
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| oculomotor (ON,EWN->III) |
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| trochlear (TN->IV) |
no significant branches
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| trigeminal (PSN,TSN,MN,TMN->V) |
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| abducens (AN->VI) |
no significant branches
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| facial (FMN,SN,SSN->VII) |
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| vestibulocochlear (VN,CN->VIII) |
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| glossopharyngeal (NA,ISN,SN->IX) |
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| vagus (NA,DNVN,SN->X) |
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| accessory (NA,SAN->XI) |
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| hypoglossal (HN->XII) |
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