- ramus tonsillaris arteriae facialis
- [TA] tonsillar branch of facial artery: a vessel ascending from the facial artery on the pharynx to supply the tonsil and the root of the tongue.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ramus tonsillaris arteriae facialis
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Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
tonsillar artery — ramus tonsillaris arteriae facialis … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
Tonsillar branch of the facial artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus tonsillaris arteriae facialis GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 555 Caption = The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side. (Tonsillar labeled at center.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = facial artery… … Wikipedia
