Lesser palatine arteries

Lesser palatine arteries
Details
SourceDescending palatine artery
BranchesTonsillary
SuppliesPalatine tonsils, soft palate
Identifiers
Latinarteriae palatinae minores
TA98A12.2.05.086
TA24458
FMA71688
Anatomical terminology

The lesser palatine arteries are arteries of the head. It is a branch of the descending palatine artery. They supply the palatine tonsils and the soft palate.

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