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{{Infobox Artery |
  Name        = {{PAGENAME}} |
  Latin       = arteria canilis pterygoidei |
  GraySubject = 146 |
  GrayPage    = 568 |
  Image       = Gray511.png |
  Caption     = Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Art. of pterygoid canal visible at upper right.) |
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  Caption2    = |
  BranchFrom  = [[internal carotid artery]] |
  BranchTo    = |
  Vein        = |
  Supplies    = |
  MeshName    = |
  MeshNumber  = |
  DorlandsPre = a_61 |
  DorlandsSuf = 12153633  |
}}
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The '''artery of the pterygoid canal''' ('''Vidian artery''') is a small, inconstant branch which passes into the [[pterygoid canal]] and anastomoses with a branch of the [[internal maxillary artery]].

==See also==
* [[Nerve of pterygoid canal]]

==External links==
* {{Chorus|00415}}

{{Gray's}}
{{Arteries of head and neck}}

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[[Category:Anatomy]]
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