Posterior meningeal artery

Posterior meningeal artery
Posterior meningeal groove labeled at bottom left.
Details
Source	ascending pharyngeal artery
Identifiers
Latin	arteria meningea posterior
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_61/12155045
TA	A12.2.05.011
FMA	49503
Anatomical terminology []

The posterior meningeal artery is the largest vessel supplying the dura region of the posterior fossa. It typically arises from the ascending pharyngeal artery although other origins have been seen, such as the occipital artery. The artery or its branches enter the cranium through jugular foramen, foramen magnum or hypoglossal canal.

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