Posterior meningeal artery
| Posterior meningeal artery | |
|---|---|
 Posterior meningeal groove labeled at bottom left. | |
| Details | |
| Source | Ascending pharyngeal artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria meningea posterior |
| TA98 | A12.2.05.011 |
| TA2 | 4379 |
| FMA | 49503 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The posterior meningeal artery is one of the meningeal branches of the ascending pharyngeal artery (and is typically considered the terminal branch of said artery). It passes through the jugular foramen to enter the posterior cranial fossa.[1] It is the largest vessel supplying the dura of the posterior cranial fossa.[citation needed]
It may occasionally arise from other arteries (e.g. the occipital artery).[citation needed]
It forms anastomoses with the branches of the middle meningeal artery, and the vertebral artery.[2]
References
[edit]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 558 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 586. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "posterior meningeal artery". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography, 2nd edition, Anne G. Osborn
 | This cardiovascular system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |