Ascending palatine artery
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The ascending palatine artery is an artery in the head that branches off the facial artery and runs up the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.
| 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 | |