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Tonsillar branch of the facial artery

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Tonsillar branch of the facial artery
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The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side. (Tonsillar labeled at center.)
Details
SourceFacial artery
Identifiers
LatinRamus tonsillaris arteriae facialis
TA98A12.2.05.022
TA24390
FMA49558
Anatomical terminology

The tonsillar branch of the facial artery ascends between the pterygoideus internus and styloglossus muscles, and then along the side of the pharynx, perforating the constrictor pharyngis superior, to ramify in the substance of the palatine tonsil and root of the tongue.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 555 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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