Tonsillar branch of the facial artery

Tonsillar branch of the facial artery
Tonsillar branch of the facial artery
	The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side. (Tonsillar labeled at center.)
Details
Source	Facial artery
Identifiers
Latin	Ramus tonsillaris arteriae facialis
TA98	A12.2.05.022
TA2	4390
FMA	49558
	Anatomical terminology; [edit on Wikidata]

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.

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

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