Artery of the pterygoid canal
- Artery of the pterygoid canal
Infobox Artery
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Latin = arteria canalis pterygoidei
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Caption = Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Art. of pterygoid canal visible at upper right.)
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BranchFrom = Maxillary artery
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The artery of the pterygoid canal (Vidian artery) is an artery that can arise from the internal carotid (ICA) or external carotid (ECA), or serve as an anastomosis between these arteries.[cite web |url=http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/nmc/45/9/45_470/_article |title=NMC : Vol. 45 (2005) , No. 9 470-471 |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |work=] ]It more commonly arises from the ECA. [cite web |url=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/494394_2 |title=Medscape |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |work=]
The eponym derived from Vidus Vidius.[cite journal |author=Tubbs RS, Salter EG |title=Vidius Vidius (Guido Guidi): 1509-1569 |journal=Neurosurgery |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=201–3; discussion 201–3 |year=2006 |pmid=16823317 |doi=10.1227/01.NEU.0000219238.52858.47 |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?doi=10.1227/01.NEU.0000219238.52858.47] ]From external carotid
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.[cite web |url=http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00415.html |title=vidian artery |accessdate=2008-03-13 |format= |work=] ]From internal carotid
The artery is a small, inconstant branch which passes into the pterygoid canal and anastomoses with a branch of the maxillary artery.
ee also
* Nerve of pterygoid canal
References
External links
* http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_ii/v/vidian_artery.aspx
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