<prompt> Which is not a branch of cavernous pa of internal carotid aeryCavernous branchInferior hypophysealMeningeal aeryOphthalmic aery  <response>: Ophthalmic aery The internal carotid aery begins at the level of the upper border of the thyroid cailage as one of the terminal branches of the common carotid aeryIts course is divided into four pas:Pas of ICABranchesA Cervical paNo branchesB Petrous pa Caroticotympanic a. Pterygoid a.C Cavernous pa Cavernous branches to trigerninal ganglionwalls of cavernous and inferior petrosalsinuses and contained nerves Sup. Hypophyseal a. Inf. Hypophyseal a. Meningeal a.D Cerebral pa Ophthalmic a. Anterior cerebral a. Middle cerebral a. Post. communicating a. Ant. choroidal a. 