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Meningeal branch of occipital artery

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Meningeal branch of occipital artery
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Identifiers
Latinramus meningeus arteriae occipitalis
TA98A12.2.05.035
TA24403
FMA49618
Anatomical terminology

The meningeal branch of occipital artery ascends with the internal jugular vein, and enters the skull through the jugular foramen and condyloid canal, to supply the dura mater in the posterior fossa.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 557 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)