pterygoid branch of posterior deep temporal artery

pterygoid branch of posterior deep temporal artery

[TA] branch to pterygoid muscles arising from the posterior deep temporal artery in the place of a branch arising from the maxillary artery. Synonym(s): ramus pterygoideus arteriae temporalis profundae posterioris [TA], pterygoid branches of maxillary artery, rami pterygoidei arteriae maxillaris