MCQ – 75518

The injury to the marked area of skull will cause Intracranial hemorrhage due to damage to which vessel

A.	Middle cerebral artery
B.	Middle meningeal artery
C.	Anterior cerebral artery
D.	Deep temporal artery

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Correct Answer � B Explanation

Ans: B Middle meningeal artery

* The pterion is situated in the floor of temporal fossa.

* An H-shaped suture, where four bones meet each other :-

  – Greater wing of sphenoid

  – Squamous temporal

  – Frontal

  – Anterioinferior angle of parietal

* Fracture at this point may injure middle meningeal artery  and give rise to extradural hemorrhage.