Meningohypophyseal artery

The meningohypophyseal artery, or meningohypophyseal trunk, is an inconstant branch of the cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery. Classically, the meningohypophyseal artery has three named branches:
 * 1) Dorsal meningeal artery
 * 2) Inferior hypophyseal artery
 * 3) Tentorial artery (artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari, also known as the "Italian" artery)