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Figures
- Fig 1.
A and B, Anteroposterior (A) and lateral (B) angiograms depict rare instances of the ascending pharyngeal artery arising from the internal carotid artery.
- Fig 2.
Diagram of the two major trunks of the ascending pharyngeal artery: anteriorly, the extracranial pharyngeal trunk; posteriorly, the neuromeningeal trunk, which is intracranial and enters the posterior fossa through the foramen magnum.
- Fig 3.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of the superior, middle, and inferior pharyngeal branches supplying the pharyngeal submucosal spaces.
- Fig 4.
Diagram of the lateral view of the hypoglossal and jugular branches, the two main divisions of the neuromeningeal trunk. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
- Fig 5.
View from above the hypoglossal and jugular branches. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
- Fig 6.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of the odontoid arch system that gives rise to several branches that supply the first, second and third cervical roots and the periosteum of the spinous processes and pedicles. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
- Fig 7.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of the inferior tympanic artery arising as a separate branch between the pharyngeal and neuropharyngeal trunks. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
- Fig 8.
Diagram depicting ascending pharyngeal artery anastomoses.
- Fig 9.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of the ascending pharyngeal artery communication with the internal carotid artery to the lateral clival branch of the jugular artery.
- Fig 10.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of the ascending pharyngeal artery anastomoses to the vertebral artery via the hypoglossal branch and musculospinal branch. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
- Fig 11.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of anastomoses to the occipital artery via the odontoid arch. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
- Fig 12.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of C1-C2 anastomoses to the occipital artery via the common trunk. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
- Fig 13.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of anastomoses via the pterygovaginal artery to the accessory meningeal artery. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
- Fig 14.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of the ascending pharyngeal artery supplying a meningioma. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
- Fig 15.
Angiogram (A) and diagram (B) of the ascending pharyngeal artery supplying a glomus jugulare tumor. Top, superior view; bottom, inferior view; left, anterior view; right, posterior view.
Tables
Branch Foramen Anastomoses Middle pharyngeal artery Descending palatine artery (IMA) Accessory meningeal artery (IMA) Superior pharyngeal artery Foramen lacerum Inferolateral trunk to ICA Clival branches to meningohypophyseal trunk to ICA Pterygovaginal canal Pterygovaginal artery to accessory meningeal artery (IMA) Foramen lacerum Recurrent artery of the foramen lacerum to ICA Inferior tympanic artery Petrosquamosal branch of middle meningeal artery Caroticotympanic artery to ICA Stylomastoid artery Hypoglossal branch Hypoglossal canal Vertebral artery Jugular branch Jugular foramen Lateral clival artery to ICA Musculospinal branch Foramen magnum Vertebral artery Odontoid arch system Foramen magnum Occipital artery Note.—IMA signifies internal maxillary artery; ICA, internal carotid artery.
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