Aerial supply of tonsil is mainly by:

Ans. B Facial aery The aerial supply to the tonsil derives mainly from the tonsillar branch of the facial aery and the descending palatine aery; veins drain into the pharyngeal plexus and the lymphatic drainage from the tonsil is into the upper deep cervical lymph nodes, which may enlarge during tonsillar infection. The tonsil is supplied by five aeries a. Tonsillar branch of facial- This is the main aery b. Ascending pharyngeal aery from external carotid c. Ascending palatine - a branch of facial aery d. Dorsal linguae branches of lingual aery e. Descending palatine branch of the maxillary aery.