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pterygomeningeal artery pterygomeningeal artery [TA] origin: maxillary or middle meningeal artery; distribution: traverses foramen ovale to enter cranial cavity, where it supplies the trigeminal ganglion, dura mater, and bone of the floor of the middle cranial fossa; however, its main distribution is extracranially to the pterygoid and tensor tympani muscles, the sphenoid bone, and the mandibular nerves and its otic gangion. Synonym(s): arteria pterygomeningealis [TA], accessory meningeal artery, accessory meningeal branch, ramus meningeus accessoriuspter·y·go·me·nin·ge·al ar·te·ry (ter'i-gō-mĕ-nin'jē-ăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin: maxillary or middle meningeal artery; distribution: traverses foramen ovale to enter cranial cavity, where it supplies the trigeminal ganglion, dura mater, and bone of the floor of the middle cranial fossa; however, its main distribution is extracranially to the pterygoid and tensor tympani muscles, the sphenoid bone, the mandibular nerve and the otic ganglion. Synonym(s): arteria pterygomeningealis [TA] . |