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Middle meningeal aery arises from

A
Middle cerebral aery
B
Superior temporal aery
C
Facial aery
D
Maxillary aery
High-Yield Explanation
Middle meningeal aeryIt is typically the third branch of the first pa (retromandibular pa) of the maxillary aery, one of the two terminal branches of the external carotid aery.After branching off the maxillary aery in the infratemporal fossa, it runs through the foramen spinosum to supply the dura mater and the calvaria.The middle meningeal aery is the largest of the three (paired) aeries which supply the meninges, the others being the anterior meningeal aery and the posterior meningeal aery.

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