Ascending pharyngeal aery is branch of
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Ext. Carotid Aery
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*Ascending pharyngeal aery is a small branch that arises from the medial side of the external carotid aery. *It arises very close to the lower end of external carotid aery. *It runs veically upwards between the side walls of the pharynx, and the tonsil, medial wall of the middle ear and, the auditory tube. *It also sends meningeal branches into the cranial cavity through the foramen lacerum, the jugular foramen, and the hypoglossal canal. 
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