Abstract
The variations and inter-relationships between the middle meningeal artery and the ophthalmic and internal carotid arteries are discussed in terms of embryogenesis, roentgen-anatomical correlation and pathological significance. The pathological conditions cited include arterial occlusive disease, regional neoplasms and extradural hematomata. When the ophthalmic artery connection with the middle meningeal artery results in a large meningeal vessel, it is best called the ophthalmic-middle meningeal artery as opposed to the conventional middle meningeal artery. A less frequent variation in the middle meningeal artery origin is one in which this vessel arises from the petrosal portion of the internal carotid artery; this seems best named the stapedial-middle meningeal artery and occurs infrequently when compared with the ophthalmic middle meningeal artery.
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