Definition of Posterior meningeal artery

1. Noun. Branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Posterior Meningeal Artery

poster colour
poster girl
poster paint
posterboard
posterboards
postered
postering
posterior
posterior auricular muscle
posterior cardinal vein
posterior cerebral artery
posterior chamber
posterior chambers
posterior facial vein
posterior meningeal artery (current term)
posterior naris
posterior pituitary
posterior pituitary gland
posterior probability
posterior serratus muscle
posterior synechia
posterior temporal artery
posterior vein of the left ventricle
posteriorities
posteriority
posteriorization
posteriorizing
posteriorly
posteriors

Literary usage of Posterior meningeal artery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomical terminology, with special reference to the (B N A): With Special by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1907)
"... Anterior ramus Posterior ramus Glandular rami Ascending pharyngeal artery posterior meningeal artery Pharyngeal rami Inferior tympanic artery Lingual ..."

2. An Elementary Treatise on Human Anatomy by Joseph Leidy (1889)
"... gives off the posterior meningeal, posterior and anterior spinal, and posterior inferior cerebellar arteries. The posterior meningeal artery,1 a small ..."

3. Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck by John Blair Deaver (1904)
"The posterior meningeal artery arises from the vertebral artery opposite the foramen magnum, and supplies the bono and dura mater of the occipital fossa. ..."

4. A System of Anatomical Plates: Accompanied with Descriptions, and by John Lizars (1825)
"IX., letter r,) 39 posterior meningeal artery, - - - 40 Posterior Spinal Artery, - - 41 Anterior Spinal Artery, - - 41 Posterior Cerebellar Artery, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Posterior meningeal artery on Dictionary.com!Search for Posterior meningeal artery on Thesaurus.com!Search for Posterior meningeal artery on Google!Search for Posterior meningeal artery on Wikipedia!

Search