<prompt> Ascending pharyngeal aery is branch ofArch of aoaInferior thryroid aerySuperior thryroid aeryExt. Carotid Aery  <response>: Ascending pharyngeal aery is a small branch that arises from the medial side of the external carotid aery. It arises very close to the lower end of external carotid aery. It runs veically upwards between the side walls of the pharynx, and the tonsil, medial wall of the middle ear and, the auditory tube. It also sends meningeal branches into the cranial cavity through the foramen lacerum, the jugular foramen, and the hypoglossal canal. 