Meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve

The meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve (also known as the nervus spinosus)[1] is a sensory branch of the mandibular nerve (CN V3) that enters the middle cranial fossa through either the foramen spinosum or foramen ovale to innervate the meninges of this fossa as well as the mastoid air cells.[2]

Meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve
Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Foramen spinosum labeled left, second from bottom.)
Details
FromMandibular nerve
InnervatesDura mater
Identifiers
Latinramus meningeus nervi mandibularis
TA98A14.2.01.065
TA26247
FMA53047
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Anatomy

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Branches

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It divides into two branches - anterior and posterior - which accompany the main divisions of the middle meningeal artery and supply the dura mater:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 894.
  2. ^ Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 364. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
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