Pharyngeal Arches Flashcards
When does the head and neck start to develop?
Week 4
What forms the structure of the head and neck?
Pharyngeal arches
How do the pharyngeal arches form?
Growth of mesenchymal tissue in cranial region forms arches separated by clefts
What separates the arches on the internal surface?
Pharyngeal pouches
What separates the arches on the external surface?
Pharyngeal clefts
What makes up the internal surface?
Endoderm
What makes up the external surface?
Ectoderm
How many pharyngeal clefts are there initially?
4
What happens to the clefts?
1st cleft becomes external auditory meatus
2nd, 3rd, 4th are obliterated by 2nd pharyngeal arch
How many pharyngeal arches are there initially?
6
Which pharyngeal arch regresses?
5th
What makes up each arch?
Cranial nerve
Muscular component
Skeletal/cartilaginous supporting element
Vascular component
How is the 1st arch split?
Maxillary prominence (dorsal portion)
Mandibular prominence (ventral portion)
What does the maxillary prominence form?
Maxilla
Zygomatic bone
Part of temporal bone
What cartilage is associated with the maxillary prominence?
Maxillary cartilage
What does the maxillary cartilage give rise to?
Incus