The tonsil is separated from its bed by loose areolar tissue. The structures forming the bed of the tonsil are: Superior constrictor muscle Styloglossus muscle The structures related
The tonsil is supplied by 5 arteries: Tonsillar branch of facial artery (main supply) Ascending palatine branch of facial artery Ascending pharyngeal branch of external carotid artery Dorsal
They form the inner vascular layer of the choroid Alternate names – capillary lamina of choriod It supplies the outer layers of the retina Relations Interiorly related to
Arteries of eyeball – lateral view Origin – muscular branches of ophthalmic artery Course and supply: Reaches the eyeball by passing along with the tendons of the rectus
Arteries of eyeball – lateral view Origin – ophthalmic artery Course and supply: they are about 7 in number passes along the sides of the optic nerve to
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