Meningeal branch of occipital artery
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| Artery: Meningeal branch of occipital artery | |
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| Latin | ramus meningeus arteriae occipitalis |
| Gray's | subject #144 557 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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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.
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