Tonsillar artery

Tonsillar branch of the facial artery
Tonsillar branch of the facial artery
	Theinternal carotidandvertebral arteries.Right side. (Tonsillar labeled at center.)
Details
Source	Facial artery
Identifiers
Latin	ramus tonsillaris arteriae facialis
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Thetonsillar artery(ortonsillar branch of the facial artery) is (usually) a branch of thefacial artery(though it sometimes arises from theascending palatine arteryinstead) that represents the main source of arterial blood supply for thepalatine tonsil.^[1]

The artery passes superior-ward between themedial pterygoid muscleandstyloglossus muscle.Upon reaching the superior border of the styloglossus muscle, the tonsillar artery penetrates thesuperior pharyngeal constrictor muscleto enter the pharynx and reach the palatine tonsil. The artery then ramifies within the substance of the tonsil and musculature of the root of the tongue.^[1]

References

^^a ^bStandring, Susan (2020).Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice(42th ed.). New York. p. 586.ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4.OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[:224-1] Standring, Susan (2020).Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice(42th ed.). New York. p. 586.ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4.OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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