Posterior meningeal artery
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Artery: Posterior meningeal artery | |
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Posterior meningeal groove labeled at bottom left. | |
Latin | arteria meningea posterior |
Gray's | subject #144 558 |
Source | ascending pharyngeal artery |
Dorlands / Elsevier |
a_61/12155045 |
The posterior meningeal artery are small vessels which are branches of the ascending pharyngeal artery which supply the dura mater.
It passes through the mastoid foramen before entering the cranium via the jugular foramen.
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