Posterior ethmoidal artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Ophthalmic artery |
Branches | Meningeal branch Nasal branches |
Vein | Ethmoidal veins |
Supplies | Posterior ethmoidal cells Posterior ethmoidal air sinuses Dura mater of the anterior cranial fossa Upper part of the nasal mucosa |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria ethmoidalis posterior |
TA98 | A12.2.06.043 |
TA2 | 4492 |
FMA | 49989 |
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]