Tonsillar branch of the facial artery
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The tonsillar branch of the facial artery ascends between the Pterygoideus internus and Styloglossus, and then along the side of the pharynx, perforating the Constrictor pharyngis superior, to ramify in the substance of the palatine tonsil and root of the tongue.