- Meningeal branches of vertebral artery
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Artery: Meningeal branches of vertebral artery Latin rami meningei arteriae vertebralis Gray's subject #148 578 Supplies meninges Source vertebral artery The meningeal branches of vertebral artery (posterior meningeal branch) springs from the vertebral opposite the foramen magnum, ramifies between the bone and dura mater in the cerebellar fossa, and supplies the falx cerebelli.
It is frequently represented by one or two small branches.
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List of arteries of head and neck (TA A12.2.05–08, GA 6.549) CC cervical branches (ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, glandular) · facial branches (inferior labial, superior labial / nasal septum, lateral nasal, angular)1st part / mandibular2nd part / pterygoid3rd part / pterygopalatineorbital group:anterior ethmoidal (anterior septal, anterior lateral nasal, anterior meningeal) · posterior ethmoidal · lacrimal (lateral palpebral) · medial palpebral · terminal (supraorbital, supratrochlear, dorsal nasal)
ocular group: central retinal · ciliary (short posterior, long posterior, anterior) · hypophysial (superior, inferior)ACA (anterior communicating, medial striate) · MCA (anterolateral central, Orbitofrontal artery, Prefrontal artery, Superior terminal branch, Inferior terminal branch, Anterior temporal branch) · posterior communicating · anterior choroidalSC Categories:- Arteries of the head and neck
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