Artery of the pterygoid canal
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| Artery: Artery of the pterygoid canal | |
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| Latin | arteria canilis pterygoidei |
| Gray's | subject #146 568 |
| Source | internal carotid artery |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_61/12153633 |
The artery of the pterygoid canal (Vidian artery) is a small, inconstant branch which passes into the pterygoid canal and anastomoses with a branch of the internal maxillary artery.
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