Pharyngeal Arches, Clefts, and Pouches Flashcards
I. Mandibular Arch Structures
- Meckel’s Cartilage
- Anterior Ligament of Malleus
- Incus
- Malleus
- Sphenomandibular Ligament
- Maxillary Process
I. Mandibular Arch Muscles
- Masseter
- Temporalis
- Lateral Pterygoid
- Medial Pterygoid
- Anterior belly of Digastric
- Tensor Tympani
- Tensor Palatini
- Mylohyoid
I. Mandibular Arch Nerves
- Trigeminal Nerve (V)
2. Chorda Tympani (Pretremetic Branch of Facial Nerve)
II. Reichert’s/Hyoid Arch Structures
- Styloid Process
- Stylohyoid Ligament
- Stapes
- Lesser Cornu/Horn
- Upper part of Hyoid
II. Reichert’s/Hyoid Arch Muscles
- Stapedius
- Muscles of Facial Expression
- Posterior belly of Digastric
- Stylohyoid
II. Reichert’s/Hyoid Arch Nerves
Facial Nerve (VII)
III. Structures
- Lower part of Hyoid
2. Greater Cornu/Horn
III. Muscles
- Stylopharyngeal
III. Nerves
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
IV & VI. Structures
- Thyroid
- Cricoid
- Arytenoid
- Cuneiform cartilage of the larynx
IV & VI. Muscles
- Cricothyroid
- Pharyngeal Constrictors
- Levator Palatine
IV & VI. Nerves
- IV: External branch of Superior Laryngeal Nerve
- VI: Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
I. Pharyngeal Pouch Structures
- Tubotympanic Recess: Primitive Tympanic or Middle Ear, Pharyngotympanic Tube, and inner lining of Tympanum
II. Pharyngeal Pouch Structures
- Palatine Tonsils
2. Tonsillar Fossa (later invaded by mesoderm)
III. Pharyngeal Pouch Structures
- Inferior Parathyroid (Dorsal)
2. Thymus (Ventral)
IV. Pharyngeal Pouch Structures
- Superior Parathyroid
VI. Pharyngeal Pouch Structures
- Ultimobranchial Body (incorporated into thyroid and forms “C”/Parafollicular Cells)
I. Pharyngeal Cleft Structures
- External auditory meatus
2. Ectodermal lining of Tympanum