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Meningeal branch of maxillary nerve

Ramus meningeus nervi maxillaris

  • Related terms: Meningeal branch

Definition

A meningeal branch of maxillary nerve comes off from the V2 (maxillary division of trigeminal nerve), as soon as the latter emerges from the trigeminal ganglion. The meningeal branch accompanies the course of middle meningeal vessels and provides sensory innervation to the dura mater of the middle cranial fossa.

Some meningeal branches of maxillary nerve may also encroach over the lesser wing of sphenoid bone to reach onto the orbital parts of frontal bone, thus contributing to the innervation of dura mater in the anterior cranial fossa, as well.

References

Text written by Muhammad A. Javaid, MD, PhD © 2022 IMAIOS.

  • Fillmore, E.P. and Seifert, M.F. (2015). ‘Chapter 22-Anatomy of the Trigeminal Nerve’, in Nerves and Nerve Injuries. Editor(s): Tubbs, R.S., Rizk, E., Shoja, M.M., Loukas, M., Barbaro, N. and Spinner, R.J. Academic Press, pp. 321 & 325. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-410390-0.00023-8

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