part of part of connecting branch of vessel supplies blood to Homo sapiens system epiglottis face lingual artery artery soft palate palatine tonsil head blood vessel palatoglossal arch dorsal lingual artery An artery that branches from the lingual artery and supplies the soft palate, tonsils, epiglottis, palatoglossal arch, and adjacent mucous membrane. The dorsal lingual artery runs along the upper border of the hyoid bone and anastomises with its fellow of the opposite side. FMA:49546 2024-06-06T09:53:48Z Aleix Puig-Barbé