Meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve


The meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies the dura mater.

Course

The meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve enters the skull through the foramen spinosum along with the middle meningeal artery.
It divides into two branches, anterior and posterior, which accompany the main divisions of the artery and supply the dura mater: