Middle meningeal nerve

Middle meningeal nerve
Left parietal bone. Inner surface. (Nerve not labeled, but grooves visible at bottom.)
Details
Innervates	meninges
Latin	nervus meningeus medius
Dorlands /Elsevier	n_05/12566168
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy []

The middle meningeal nerve (meningeal or dural branch) is given off from the maxillary nerve (CN V₂) directly after its origin from the trigeminal ganglion, before CN V₂ enters the foramen rotundum.

It accompanies the middle meningeal artery and vein as the artery and vein enter the cranium through the foramen spinosum and supplies the dura mater.

Left temporal bone. Inner surface.

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