middle meningeal artery

middle meningeal artery
middle meningeal artery n a branch of the first portion of the maxillary artery that is the largest artery supplying the dura mater, enters the cranium through the foramen spinosum, and divides into anterior and posterior branches in a groove in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone

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  • Accessory meningeal artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus accessorius arteriae meningeae mediae GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 561 Caption = Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Accessory meningeal visible top left) Caption2 = Plan of branches of… …   Wikipedia

  • Posterior meningeal artery — Artery: Posterior meningeal artery Posterior meningeal groove labeled at bottom left. Latin arteria meningea posterior Gray s …   Wikipedia

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