Posterior ethmoidal artery

Posterior ethmoidal artery
The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Anterior and posterior ethmoid labeled at left.)
Details
SourceOphthalmic artery
BranchesMeningeal branch
Nasal branches
VeinEthmoidal veins
SuppliesPosterior ethmoidal cells
Posterior ethmoidal air sinuses
Dura mater of the anterior cranial fossa
Upper part of the nasal mucosa
Identifiers
Latinarteria ethmoidalis posterior
TA98A12.2.06.043
TA24492
FMA49989
Anatomical terminology

The posterior ethmoidal artery is an artery of the head which arises from the ophthalmic artery to supply the posterior ethmoidal air cells, and the meninges.[1] It is smaller than the anterior ethmoidal artery.[2]

  1. ^ Gupta, Neha; Motlagh, Mahsaw; Singh, Gurdeep (2022), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Eye Arteries", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30725748, retrieved 2022-12-27
  2. ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 570.