Diploic branch

Ramus diploicus

Definition

IMAIOS

At the supraorbital foramen, the supraorbital artery frequently transmits a branch to the diploë (diploic branch).

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).