The palatine tonsil receives its aerial supply from all of the following except
Correct Answer: Sphenopalatine
Description: Tonsil supplied by 5 aeries 1. Tonsilar branch of the facial aery, ( main aery) 2. Ascending pharyngeal aery from the external carotid 3. Ascending palatine, branch of the facial aery 4. Dorsal linguae branches of the lingual aery 5. Descending palatine branch of the maxillary aery. (Ref: Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat, PL Dhingra; 7th edition, page 291)
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