Artery of the pterygoid canal
| Artery: Artery of the pterygoid canal | |
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| Plan of branches of the maxillary artery (artery of the pterygoid canal visible at upper right) | |
| Latin | arteria canalis pterygoidei |
| Gray's | p.568 |
| Source | Maxillary artery |
The artery of the pterygoid canal (Vidian artery) is an artery in the pterygoid canal, in the head.
It that can arise from either the internal or external carotid artery, or serve as an anastomosis between the two.[1] It does however most commonly arises from the external carotid artery.[2]
The eponym, Vidian artery, is derived from the Italian surgeon and anatomist Vidus Vidius.[3]
From external carotid artery
In this case; the artery passes backward along the pterygoid canal with the corresponding nerve. It is distributed to the upper part of the pharynx and to the auditory tube, sending into the tympanic cavity a small branch which anastomoses with the other tympanic arteries.
It can end in the oropharynx.[4]
From Internal carotid artery
In this case; the artery passes backward along the pterygoid canal with the corresponding nerve. It The artery is a small, inconstant branch which passes into the pterygoid canal and anastomoses with a branch of the maxillary artery.
See also
References
- ↑ "NMC : Vol. 45 (2005) , No. 9 470-471". Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ↑ "Medscape". Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ↑ Tubbs RS, Salter EG (2006). "Vidius Vidius (Guido Guidi): 1509-1569". Neurosurgery 59 (1): 201–3; discussion 201–3. doi:10.1227/01.NEU.0000219238.52858.47. PMID 16823317.
- ↑ "vidian artery". Retrieved 2008-03-13.
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
External links
- "Vidian artery". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
- http://neuroangio.org/anatomy-and-variants/mandibulovidian-artery/
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