| Meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve | |
|---|---|
 Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Foramen spinosum labeled left, second from bottom.) | |
| Details | |
| From | Mandibular nerve |
| Innervates | Dura mater |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus meningeus nervi mandibularis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.065 |
| TA2 | 6247 |
| FMA | 53047 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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]
- ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 894.
- ^ Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 364. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.