The palatine tonsil receives its arterial supply from all of the following, except:
(c) Sphenopalatine(Ref. Chaurasia, 6th ed., Vol 3; 230)The Sphenopalatine artery which is a branch of maxillary does not supply the tonsil. It is the main artery supplying the nose and is called the artery of epistaxis.The rest arteries supply the tonsil.
Facial
Ascending palatine
Sphenopalatine
Dorsal lingual
Tonsils