The palatine tonsil: (A) Lies on the middle constrictor muscle, (B) Drains into submandibular lymph nodes, (C) Is supplied by facial artery, (D) Is innervated by pharyngeal plexus
Answer is C. Palatine tonsil lies on superior constrictor muscle. It drains into deep cervical nodes particularly jugulodigastric nodes. It is innervated by glossopharyngeal nerve .