Meningeal branches of 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.
| Meningeal branches of vertebral artery | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Source | vertebral artery |
| Supplies | meninges |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rami meningei arteriae vertebralis |
| FMA | 71506 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
It is frequently represented by one or two small branches.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 578 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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