Multiple choice Middle meningeal artery is a branch of external carotid artery internal maxillary artery superficial temporal artery middle cerebral artery Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation Middle meningeal artery Branch of 1st part of maxillary artery Lies lateral to sphenomandibular ligament and medical to lateral pterygoid in the infratemporal fossa Passes between two roots of auriculotemporal nerve near its origin