<prompt> Which is not a branch of cavernous pa of internal carotid aery?Cavernous branchInferior hypophysealMeningeal aeryOphthalmic aery  <response>: Internal carotid aery is a terminal branch of common carotid aery. It first runs through the neck cervical pa, then passes through the petrous bonepetrous pa, then courses through the sinusescavernous sinusesand lastly lies in relation to the braincerebral pa. AREA OF DISTRIBUTION Cervical pa of the aery does not give any branch. Petrous pa gives branches for the middle ear. Cavernous pa supplies hypophysis cerebrospinal.The cerebral pa gives ophthalmic aery for orbit,anterior cerebral,middle cerebral,anterior choroidal and posterior communicating for the brain. Ref BDC volume 3,Sixth edition pg 312 