Pharyngeal branch can refer to any one of several different structures near the pharynx: Nerves Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve - "ramus pharyngeus nervi vagi" Pharyngeal branches of recurrent laryngeal nerve - "rami pharyngei nervi laryngei recurrentis" Pharyngeal branches of glossopharyngeal nerve - "rami pharyngei nervi glossopharyngei" Pharyngeal nerve of pterygopalatine ganglion Arteries Pharyngeal branches of ascending pharyngeal artery - "rami pharyngeales arteriae pharyngeae ascendentis" Pharyngeal branch of artery of pterygoid canal - "ramus pharyngeus arteriae canalis pterygoidei" Pharyngeal branch of maxillary artery Pharyngeal branches of inferior thyroid artery - "rami pharyngeales arteriae thyroideae inferioris"