Meningeal branch of occipital artery

The meningeal branch of occipital artery ascends with the internal jugular vein, and enters the skull through the jugular foramen and condyloid canal, to supply the dura mater in the posterior fossa.

Meningeal branch of occipital artery
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Latinramus meningeus arteriae occipitalis
TAA12.2.05.035
FMA49618
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 557 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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