Middle meningeal nerve
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| Nerve: Middle meningeal nerve | ||
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| Left parietal bone. Inner surface. (Nerve not labeled, but grooves visible at bottom.) | ||
| Latin | nervus meningeus medius | |
| Gray's | subject #200 889 | |
| Innervates | meninges | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_05/12566168 | |
The middle meningeal nerve (meningeal or dural branch) is given off from the maxillary nerve directly after its origin from the semilunar ganglion
It accompanies the middle meningeal artery and supplies the dura mater.
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 Left temporal bone. Inner surface. |
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