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meningeal ramus
One of the primary branches of a spinal nerve that re-enters the vertebral foramen (large opening in a vertebra formed by its body and its arch) and supplies the meninges and vertebral column.

Meninges are a series of membranous layers of connective tissue that protect the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).

Damage or infection to the meninges; such as, in meningitis, can cause serious neurological damage and even death.

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