The anterior branch of the middle meningeal artery runs beneath the pterion.
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Its sympathetic root is derived from the plexus on the middle meningeal artery.
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The middle meningeal artery runs in a groove on the inside of the cranium.
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With watershed strokes, platelet aggregates block the small meningeal arteries in watershed regions creating a microembolism.
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The middle meningeal artery may arise not only from the maxillary artery but also from the ophthalmic artery, or lacrimal artery.
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Reflecting this fact, Terminologia Anatomica lists entries for both " accessory branch of middle meningeal artery " and " pterygomeningeal artery ".
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It enters the middle cranial fossa through the hiatus of the facial canal, along with the petrosal branch of the middle meningeal artery.
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It accompanies the middle meningeal artery and vein as the artery and vein enter the cranium through the foramen spinosum and supplies the dura mater.
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Behind and lateral to the foramen rotundum is the foramen ovale, which transmits the mandibular nerve, the accessory meningeal artery, and the lesser superficial petrosal nerve.
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Other arteries which are present but play a smaller role include branches of the middle meningeal artery, ascending pharyngeal artery, internal carotid artery, and the artery of the pterygoid canal.
