Arterial grooves

Synonyms
arterial grooves

Arterial grooves are branched bony impressions on the inner surface of the skull caused by the meningeal arteries.

Sulcus arteriae meningeae mediae

One of the arterial grooves is the Sulcus arteriae meningeae mediae, which is located on the inner surface of the Parietal bone as well as the Temporal bone, is caused by the Middle meningeal artery and its branches, and begins at the Foramen spinosum.

Figure

Internal surface of the parietal bone
Schematic illustration of the internal surface of the left parietal bone showing the arterial sulci. Figure adapted from Gray's Anatomy, Figure 133.


Editorial transparency

Authorship & revisions

Who created and updated this article, and which changes are documented.

Article created by
Last edited:
on
Revision history
2 edits · 1 contributor
Author list:
Show revision history 2 entries

2 edits by 1 author

Edit · Alaric Steinmetz ·

No content change recorded

Article created on · Alaric Steinmetz

Image viewer

Image

Open original