Ascending palatine artery
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Structure
Origin
The ascending palatine artery arises from the proximal facial artery (close to the facial artery's origin).[1]
Course
It passes superior-ward between the styloglossus muscle and stylopharyngeus muscle to reach the side of the pharynx.[1]
It ascends along the side of the pharynx between the superior pharyngeal constrictor and the medial pterygoid muscle[1] to near the base of the skull.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Near the levator veli palatini muscle, the artery splits into its two terminal branches.[1]
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 artery and its contralateral partner.[1]
The other terminal branch pierces the superior pharyngeal constrictor to provide arterial supply to the palatine tonsil and pharyngotympanic tube. It forms anastomoses with the tonsillar artery and ascending pharyngeal artery.[1]
See also
References
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External links
- Anatomy photo:31:15-0100 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Muscles in the Lateral Wall of the Pharynx"
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