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descending palatine artery

Origin: maxillary artery Branches: 1) greater palatine artery 2) lesser palatine artery Distribution: 1) soft palate 2) gums 3) bones & mucous membrane of hard palate Anastomoses: 1) sphenopalatine artery 2) tonsillar branches of facial artery 3) ascending palatine artery 4) ascending pharyngeal artery

General

blood vessel

Properties

FORM: descending palatine artery BRANCHES: greater palatine artery lesser palatine artery ORIGIN: maxillary artery

References

  1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

Components

intima; tunica intima tunica media vascular endothelium