ARTERIA PALATINA ASCENDENS - STRUCTURE, FUNCTION & DISEASES - ANATOMY
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Ascending palatine artery



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The ascending palatine artery branches off from the facial artery (arteria facialis). Their task is to supply the palatine tonsils (tonsilla palatina) as well as the soft palate (Pallatum molle) and the palatal glands (glandulae palatinae) with oxygen-rich