<prompt> Middle meningeal aery arises fromMiddle cerebral aerySuperior temporal aeryFacial aeryMaxillary aery  <response>: Middle meningeal aeryIt is typically the third branch of the first pa retromandibular pa of the maxillary aery, one of the two terminal branches of the external carotid aery.After branching off the maxillary aery in the infratemporal fossa, it runs through the foramen spinosum to supply the dura mater and the calvaria.The middle meningeal aery is the largest of the three paired aeries which supply the meninges, the others being the anterior meningeal aery and the posterior meningeal aery. 