"It is also referred to as the artery to the inferior cavernous sinus, arising laterally from the cavernous segment and is directed inferiorly (thus inferolateral trunk)."
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"Gross anatomy"
"The inferolateral trunk has three or four branches, as it passes between the trochlear nerve (CN IV) (below) and ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V) (above):"
"fifth branch may be present; the recurrent artery to the foramen lacerum. It anastomoses with a carotid branch from the ascending pharyngeal artery"