All the following supply blood to Palatine tonsil except
Correct Answer: Sphenopalatine aery
Description: Palatine Tonsil (The Tonsil)Blood supply:1.Main source: The Tonsillar branch of the facial aery.2.Additional sources: (a) Ascending palatine branch of facial aery; (b) Dorsal lingual branches of the lingual aery; (c) Ascending pharyngeal branch of the external carotid aery; and (d) The greater palatine branch of the maxillary aeryReference: Chaurasia Head and Neck; 6th edition
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