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Descending palatine artery information


Descending palatine artery
Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. ("Desc. pal." visible in upper right.)
Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Artery not labeled, but region is visible.)
Details
SourceMaxillary artery (3rd part)
BranchesGreater palatine artery, lesser palatine arteries
SuppliesHard palate, soft palate
Identifiers
Latinarteria palatina descendens
TA98A12.2.05.084
TA24456
FMA49791
Anatomical terminology
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The descending palatine artery is a branch of the third part of the maxillary artery supplying the hard and soft palate.

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