Meningohypophyseal artery
The meningohypophyseal artery, or meningohypophyseal trunk, is an inconstant branch of the cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery. Classically, the meningohypophyseal artery has three named branches:
- Dorsal meningeal artery
- Inferior hypophyseal artery
- Tentorial artery (artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari, also known as the "Italian" artery)
References
- Jacobs, John S.; Osborn, Anne G (1999). Diagnostic cerebral angiography. Philadelphia: Lippincott Willims & Wilkins. pp. 84–87. ISBN 0-397-58404-0.
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