Branchial apparatus

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Pattern of the branchial arches. I-IV branchial arches, 1-4 branchial pouches (inside) and/or pharyngeal grooves (outside)
a Tuberculum laterale
b Tuberculum impar
c Foramen cecum
d Ductus thyreoglossus
e Sinus cervicalis

The branchial apparatus is an embryological structure.^[1]^[2]

It consists of:

branchial grooves (from ectoderm)
branchial arches (from mesoderm)
pharyngeal pouches (from endoderm)
branchial membranes

References

↑ "Medcyclopaedia - Branchial apparatus". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
↑ "Lecture 24. Branchial Apparatus". Retrieved 2009-05-28.

Human development of head and neck (GA 1.65, TE E5.3, 5.4)

Face

Oral cavity

Palate	Primary palate Secondary palate

Tongue	Lateral lingual swelling Tuberculum impar Copula linguae Hypopharyngeal eminence Gustatory placode

General branchial apparatus	Pharyngeal groove Cervical sinus Pharyngeal arch 1st 2nd Pharyngeal pouch

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