What is not true of facial artery __________________?

Correct answer: B. Is a branch of internal carotid artery

  • A. Main source of oxygenated blood to palatine tonsil
  • B. Is a branch of internal carotid artery
  • C. Supplies branches to both upper and lower lips
  • D. Conveys post ganglionic sympathetic nerve fibres to the submandibular gland

Explanation

The facial artery is a branch of the external carotid artery, not the internal carotid artery. It supplies both lips, gives the tonsillar branch, and carries sympathetic fibres in its periarterial plexus toward the submandibular gland.

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