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tonsillar branch of facial artery
Primary blood supply to palatine tonsil; also sends a branch to accompany the glossopharyngeal nerve to the tongue.
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: tonsillar branch of facial artery
ORIGIN: facial artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium