The ascending pharyngeal artery, typically an early branch of the external carotid artery, participates in vascularization of the oropharynx, nasopharynx, Eustachian tube, middle ear, and skull base/dura/nerves of the jugular bulb and hypoglossal canal.

The ascending pharyngeal artery (AphA) is a small but significant branch of the external carotid artery, playing a crucial role in various head and neck vascular pathologies.

Herein, the normal angiographic anatomy of the ascending pharyngeal artery, its relationship with neighboring territories, its importance in clinical situations, and research models are reviewed. The ascending pharyngeal artery is a small vessel.

The ascending pharyngeal artery is a branch of the external carotid artery located in the neck on either side of the pharynx. It is the smallest and the only medial branch of the external carotid artery.

The role of the ascending pharyngeal artery in head and neck vascular pathologies: a narrative review

The ascending pharyngeal artery originates from the medial aspect of the external carotid artery, just distal to the carotid bifurcation. It ascends between the internal carotid artery and the pharynx, making its way towards the base of the skull.

Herein, the normal angiographic anatomy of the ascending pharyngeal artery, its relationship with neighboring territories, its importance in clinical situations, and research models are reviewed.

The pharyngeal artery arises from the back part of the external carotid, near the commencement of that vessel, and ascends vertically between the internal carotid and the side of the pharynx, to the under surface of the base of the skull, lying on the longus capitis.

The ascending pharyngeal artery is an artery of the neck that supplies the pharynx. Its named branches are the inferior tympanic artery, pharyngeal artery, and posterior meningeal artery (one of the meningeal branches).

The ascending pharyngeal artery (APhA) typically arises from the medial posterior wall of the proximal external carotid artery (ECA; ~80% of the cases).