Ascending pharyngeal artery
| Ascending pharyngeal artery | |
|---|---|
The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side. | |
Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Aortic arch 2 |
| Source | External carotid artery |
| Supplies | Pharynx |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria pharyngea ascendens |
| TA98 | A12.2.05.010 |
| TA2 | 4378 |
| FMA | 49497 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The ascending pharyngeal artery is an artery of the neck that supplies the pharynx.
Its named branches are the inferior tympanic artery, pharyngeal artery, and posterior meningeal artery. inferior tympanic artery, and the meningeal branches (including the posterior meningeal artery).