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DictionarySeearteryartery of pterygoid canal
ar·ter·y of pter·y·goid ca·nal [TA] origin: usually arises from the third part of the maxillary artery, but frequently from the greater palatine artery, within the pterygopalatine fossa. Passes posteriorly to run through the pterygoid canal with the corresponding nerve, supplying the contents and wall of the canal, the mucous membrane of the upper pharynx, the auditory tube, and the tympanic cavity. Synonym(s): arteria canalis pterygoidei [TA], vidian arteryar·te·ry of pter·y·goid ca·nal (ahr'tĕr-ē ter'i-goyd kă-nal') [TA] Origin, usually arises from the third part of the maxillary artery, but frequently from the greater palatine artery, within the pterygopalatine fossa. Passes posteriorly to run through the pterygoid canal with the corresponding nerve, supplying the contents and wall of the canal, the mucous membrane of the upper pharynx, the auditory tube, and the tympanic cavity. Synonym(s): arteria canalis pterygoidei [TA] . Vidius, Guidi (Guido), Italian anatomist and physician, 1500-1569. vidian artery - Synonym(s): artery of pterygoid canalvidian canal - an opening through the base of the medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone through which pass the artery, vein, and nerve of the pterygoid canal. Synonym(s): pterygoid canalvidian nerve - the nerve constituting the parasympathetic and sympathetic root of the pterygopalatine ganglion. Synonym(s): nerve of pterygoid canalvidian vein - a vein accompanying the nerve and artery through the pterygoid canal and emptying into the pharyngeal venous plexus. Synonym(s): vein of pterygoid canalar·te·ry of pter·y·goid ca·nal (ahr'tĕr-ē ter'i-goyd kă-nal') [TA] Arises from the third part of maxillary artery, supplying contents and wall of the canal, mucous membrane of the upper pharynx, auditory tube, and tympanic cavity. |