Palatine Arteries
Palatine arteries can refer to: * Ascending palatine artery (arteria palatina ascendens) * Descending palatine artery (arteria palatina descendens) * Greater palatine artery (arteria palatina major) * Lesser palatine arteries The lesser palatine arteries are Artery, arteries of the head. It is a branch of the descending palatine artery. They supply the Palatine tonsil, palatine tonsils and the soft palate. Structure The lesser palatine arteries are branches of the d ...

Ascending Palatine Artery
The ascending palatine artery is an artery is a branch of the facial artery which ascends along the neck before splitting into two terminal branches; one branch supplies the soft palate, and the other supplies the palatine tonsil and pharyngotympanic tube. Structure Origin The ascending palatine artery arises from the proximal facial artery (close to the facial artery's origin). Course It passes superior-ward between the styloglossus muscle and stylopharyngeus muscle to reach the side of the pharynx. It ascends along the side of the pharynx between the superior pharyngeal constrictor and the medial pterygoid muscle to near the base of the skull. Near the levator veli palatini muscle, the artery splits into its two terminal branches. Branches One terminal branch passes along the levator veli palatini muscle, winding around the superior border of the superior pharyngeal constrictor to provide arterial supply to the soft palate and anastomose with the greater palatine ...
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