Middle meningeal nerve

Middle meningeal nerve
Nerve: Middle meningeal nerve
Left parietal bone. Inner surface. (Nerve not labeled, but grooves visible at bottom.)
Latin nervus meningeus medius
Gray's subject #200 889
Innervates meninges

The middle meningeal nerve (meningeal or dural branch) is given off from the maxillary nerve directly after its origin from the semilunar ganglion

It accompanies the middle meningeal artery and supplies the dura mater.

Additional images

  • Left temporal bone. Inner surface.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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ophthalmic
(V1)
maxillary
(V2)
middle meningeal
on face
mandibular
(V3)
anterior
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