The palatine tonsil receives its arterial supply from all of the following, except:: (A) Facial, (B) Ascending palatine, (C) Sphenopalatine, (D) Dorsal lingual
Answer is C. (c) Sphenopalatine(Ref. Chaurasia, 6th ed., Vol 3; 230)The Sphenopalatine artery which is a branch of maxillary does not supply the tonsil. It is the main artery supplying the nose and is called the artery of epistaxis.The rest arteries supply the tonsil.