artery of pterygoid canal (vidian artery)

Origin

• maxillary artery (3rd part)
• greater palatine artery (within pterygopalatine fossa)

Course

• passes through pterygoid canal with the nerve of the pterygoid canal

Distribution

• contents & wall of the pterygoid canal
• mucous membrane of the upper pharynx
• auditory tube
• tympanic cavity

More general terms

• artery

Additional terms

• pterygoid canal (vidian canal)
• pterygopalatine fossa (pteromaxillary or sphenomaxillary fossa)