See Also: descending palatine artery(medicine)
pharyngeal branch of descending palatine artery(medicine)
anterior descending artery(medicine)
posterior descending artery(medicine)
descending genicular artery(medicine)
descending scapular artery(medicine)
descending artery of knee(medicine)
descending branch of occipital artery(medicine)
ascending palatine artery(medicine)
lesser palatine artery(medicine)

descending palatine artery (medicine)


descending palatine artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, soft palate, gums, and bones and mucous membrane of hard palate; anastomoses, sphenopalatine, ascending palatine, ascending pharyngeal, and tonsillar branches of facial.

Synonym: arteria palatina descendens.