Meningeal branches of vertebral artery

Meningeal branches of vertebral artery
Details
Source	Vertebral artery
Supplies	Meninges
Identifiers
Latin	rami meningei arteriae vertebralis
TA98	A12.2.08.011
TA2	4541
FMA	71506
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It is frequently represented by one or two small branches.

References

^ Newton, Thomas H. (1968-08-01). "The Anterior and Posterior Meningeal Branches of the Vertebral Artery". Radiology. 91 (2): 271–279. doi:10.1148/91.2.271. ISSN 0033-8419. PMID 4298412.
^ Greitz, T.; Laurén, T. (May 1968). "Anterior Meningeal Branch of the Vertebral Artery". Acta Radiologica. Diagnosis. 7 (3): 219–224. doi:10.1177/028418516800700303. ISSN 0567-8056. PMID 4303046. S2CID 5829414.
^ "Posterior Meningeal Artery - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 578 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Arteries of the head and neck

CCA

ECA

sup. thyroid

asc. pharyngeal

lingual

facial

cervical branches (ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, glandular)
facial branches (inferior labial
superior labial / nasal septum
lateral nasal
angular)

1st part / mandibular	anterior tympanic deep auricular middle meningeal (superior tympanic, petrosal) accessory meningeal inferior alveolar
2nd part / pterygoid	to muscles of mastication (deep temporal, pterygoid, masseteric) buccal
3rd part / pterygopalatine	posterior superior alveolar infraorbital (anterior superior alveolar) descending palatine (greater palatine, lesser palatine) artery of the pterygoid canal sphenopalatine (posterior septal branches, posterior lateral nasal) pharyngeal

ICA

cervical	carotid sinus
petrous	Vidian caroticotympanic
cavernous/ ophthalmic	orbital group:anterior ethmoidal posterior ethmoidal lacrimal (lateral palpebral) medial palpebral terminal (supraorbital, supratrochlear, dorsal nasal) ocular group: central retinal ciliary (short posterior, long posterior, anterior) Circulus arteriosus major hypophysial (superior, inferior)
brain	Circle of Willis ACA (anterior communicating, Recurrent artery of Heubner, Orbitofrontal artery) MCA (anterolateral central, Prefrontal artery, Superior terminal branch, Inferior terminal branch, Anterior temporal branch) posterior communicating anterior choroidal

ScA

vertebral artery

meningeal
spinal (posterior, anterior)
basilar: pontine
labyrinthine
cerebellar (AICA, SCA, PICA)
cerebral (PCA)

thyrocervical trunk

inferior thyroid	inferior laryngeal tracheal esophageal ascending cervical pharyngeal glandular branches
transverse cervical	superficial branch deep branch / dorsal scapular scapular anastomosis
suprascapular	acromial branch scapular anastomosis