Ascending Pharyngeal Artery Flashcards

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Ascending pharyngeal artery

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Smallest branch of ECA

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Origin

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ECA medial aspect near its origin

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3
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Course

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Ascends on pharynx side deep to ICA reaching skull base

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4
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Branches

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  1. Pharyngeal arteries
  2. Meningeal arteries
  3. Inferior tympanic artery
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5
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Pharyngeal artery

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To:
1. Pharynx
2. Soft palate
3. Tonsil

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Meningeal arteries

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To posterior cranial fossa dura matter

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7
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Inferior tympanic artery

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Accompanies tympanic branch of Glossopharyngeal nerve to tympanic cavity

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