PTERYGO-PALATINE ARTERY
\tɜːɹˈɪɡə͡ʊpˈalɐtˌiːn ˈɑːtəɹi], \tɜːɹˈɪɡəʊpˈalɐtˌiːn ˈɑːtəɹi], \t_ɜː_ɹ_ˈɪ_ɡ_əʊ_p_ˈa_l_ɐ_t_ˌiː_n ˈɑː_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
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Or Superior pharyngeal is a very small artery, and is given off by the internal maxillary at the bottom of the zygomatic fossa: after having passed through the pterygo-palatine canal, it is distributed to the superior part of the pharynx, the sphenoid bone, and the Eustachian tube.
By Robley Dunglison
