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Lesser palatine arteries information


Lesser palatine arteries
Details
SourceDescending palatine artery
BranchesTonsillary
SuppliesPalatine tonsils, soft palate
Identifiers
Latinarteriae palatinae minores
TA98A12.2.05.086
TA24458
FMA71688
Anatomical terminology
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The lesser palatine arteries are arteries of the head. It is a branch of the descending palatine artery. They supply the palatine tonsils and the soft palate.

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