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Tonsillar artery

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to 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.
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instead) that represents the main source of arterial blood supply for the
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Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice
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Tonsillar branch of the facial artery

internal carotid
vertebral arteries
Facial artery
Latin
Anatomical terminology
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facial artery
ascending palatine artery
palatine tonsil
medial pterygoid muscle
styloglossus muscle
superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle


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