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.
| Ascending palatine artery | |
|---|---|
The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side. (Ascending palantine visible at center, to left of mouth.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Facial artery |
| Supplies | Levator veli palatini soft palate palatine tonsils auditory tube |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria palatina ascendens |
| TA98 | A12.2.05.021 |
| TA2 | 4389 |
| FMA | 49555 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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