meningeal branch of vagus nerve meningeal branch of vagus nerve the meningeal branch of the vagus nerve is one of the first branches of the vagus nerve at the level of the superior ganglion. the neuron cell bodies reside within the superior ganglion and innervate the dura mater in the posterior cranial fossa of the base of the skull. the meningeal branch passes back into the skull through the jugular foramen. meningeal branch of vagus nervedetailsfromsuperior ganglion of vagus nerveinnervatesdura mater of posterior cranial fossaidentifierslatinramus meningeus nervi vagita98a14.2.01.155ta26334fma6231anatomical terms of neuroanatomy