Source Facial artery TA A12.2.05.022 | Dorlands
/Elsevier r_02/12692337 FMA 49558 | |
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Latin Ramus tonsillaris arteriae facialis | ||
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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