Quick Facts
Origin: Internal Carotid Artery.
Course: Short trunk arising from the posterior aspect of the internal carotid artery.
Branches: Tentorial marginal branch, inferior hypophyseal and dorsal meningeal arteries.
Supplied Structures: Pituitary gland and meninges.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The meningohypophyseal trunk is a short artery arising from the posterior aspect of the cavernous part of the internal carotid artery.
Course
The meningohypophyseal trunk is short as it soon gives off its terminal branches.
Branches
The meningohypophyseal trunk gives rise to the tentorial marginal branch, inferior hypophyseal and dorsal meningeal arteries.
Supplied Structures
The branches of the meningohypophyseal trunk supply the pituitary gland and the meninges.
