A Study on Branching Pattern of Branches of Middle Meningeal Artery Based on Meningeal Grooves Present in the Cranial Cavity in South Indian Dry Skulls

Aim: To study the branching pattern of branches of the middle meningeal artery based on meningeal grooves present in the cranial cavity.

Introduction: Middle meningeal artery is the major human dural artery. It is a neurologically very important artery for treatment and study of various neural health problems. Its origin and course can vary a lot in relation with embryological development. Complex sequences of MMA gives many opportunities for variant anatomy. It is clinically very important.

Materials and Methods: In this study we decided to investigate the anatomical organisation of the MMA, its branching pattern by taking south indian human dry skulls (N=30). It can be easily traced next to foramen spinosum. The statistical analysis was performed using the t-test calculator.

Results: Most of the skulls had its middle branch of MMA from the anterior branch. There were many variations observed in the branching pattern.

Conclusion: The branching pattern had many anatomical variations, which differed from one skull to another. The future scope of this study is to analyse skulls of people from different ethnical groups, observe the variations and trace the correlations.