Definition of Anterior meningeal artery

1. Noun. Branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa.


Medical Definition of Anterior meningeal artery

1. Origin, anterior ethmoidal; distribution, meninges in anterior cranial fossa; anastomoses, branches of middle meningeal and meningeal branches of internal carotid and lacrimal. Synonym: arteria meningea anterior. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anterior Meningeal Artery

anterior lobe of hypophysis
anterior longitudinal ligament
anterior lunate lobule
anterior margin
anterior medial malleolar artery
anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata
anterior median fissure of spinal cord
anterior median line
anterior mediastinal arteries
anterior mediastinal lymph nodes
anterior mediastinotomy
anterior mediastinum
anterior medullary velum
anterior meningeal artery (current term)
anterior meniscofemoral ligament
anterior myocardial infarction
anterior nasal aperture
anterior nasal spine
anterior neuropore
anterior notch of cerebellum
anterior notch of ear
anterior nuclei of thalamus
anterior occlusion
anterior ocular segment
anterior palatine arch
anterior palatine foramen
anterior parietal artery

Literary usage of Anterior meningeal artery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"Each anterior meningeal artery proceeds from the anterior ethmoidal artery as it accompanies the anterior ethmoidal nerve across the cribriform plate of the ..."

2. Practical Medical Anatomy: A Guide to the Physician in the Study of the by Ambrose Loomis Ranney (1882)
"The MENINGES OP THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD receive arterial blood from the following sources:1 (1) The anterior meningeal artery (a branch of the internal ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"Each anterior meningeal artery proceeds from the anterior ethmoidal artery as it accompanies the anterior ethmoidal nerve across the cribriform plate of the ..."

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