Meningohypophyseal artery
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The meningohypophyseal artery, or meningohypophyseal trunk, is an inconstant branch of the cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery
. Classically, the meningohypophyseal artery has three named branches:
Internal carotid artery
In human anatomy, the internal carotid arteries are two major arteries, one on each side of the head and neck. They arise from the common carotid arteries where these bifurcate into the internal and external carotid artery, and they supply the brain....
. Classically, the meningohypophyseal artery has three named branches:
- Dorsal meningeal artery
- Inferior hypophyseal artery
- Tentorial artery (artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari)