See Also: artery of pterygoid canal(medicine)
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pterygoid canal(medicine)
nerve of pterygoid canal(medicine)
vein of pterygoid canal(medicine)
pterygoid branch of maxillary artery(medicine)
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artery of pterygoid canal (medicine)


artery of pterygoid canal


Usually arises from the third part of the maxillary artery, but frequently from the greater palatine artery, within the pterygopalatine fossa. Passes posteriorly to run through the pterygoid canal with the corresponding nerve, supplying the contents and wall of the canal, the mucous membrane of the upper pharynx, the auditory tube and the tympanic cavity.

Synonym: arteria canalis pterygoidei, vidian artery.