Pharyngeal Branch of Maxillary Artery (Right)
Ramus pharyngeus arteriae maxillaris
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Origin: Maxillary artery.
Course: Traverses the palatovaginal canal.
Branches: None.
Supplied Structures: Mucosa of roof of nose, nasopharynx, sphenoid air sinus, and auditory tube.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery arises from the maxillary artery (Netter, 2011).
Course
The pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery enters the palatovaginal (pharyngeal) canal, a narrow canal in the roof of the nasal cavity.
Branches
There are no named branches.
Supplied Structures
The pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery provides arterial supply to the mucosa of the roof of the nose, the nasopharynx, sphenoid air sinus, and the auditory tube (pharyngotympanic or Eustachian tube).
References
Netter, F. H. (2011) Atlas of Human Anatomy. Saunders/Elsevier.
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Maxillary Artery
The maxillary artery is the larger terminal branch of the external carotid artery arises in the parotid gland behind the neck of the mandible and crosses the infratemporal fossa to enter the pterygopalatine fossa through the pterygomaxillary fissure.
