Phayngeal Arch Flashcards
When do the pharyngeal arches appear?
In the 4th - 5th week
What are the pharyngeal arches separated by externally?
Pharyngeal Clefts / grooves
What are the pharyngeal arches separated by internally?
Pouches
Which surfaces do ectoderm line?
Outer surfaces of the arches and inner surface of Arch 1
Which surfaces are lined by endoderm?
Inner surfaces of all arches except 1
What lines the outer surface of the pharyngeal arches?
Ectoderm
What lines the inner surface of the pharyngeal arches? Which is the exception?
Endoderm; Arch 1 is lined by ectoderm
What does each pharyngeal arch contain?
Nerve
Artery
Cartilage
Muscles
What is Arch 1 named?
Mandibular arch
Which processes make up Arch 1?
Mandibular process
Maxillary process
Which nerve supplies Arch 1?
CN V
Which arteries are found in Arch 1?
Maxillary
Carotid
Which cartilage is associated with Arch 1?
Meckel’s cartilage
Function of cartilage in Arch 1
Provides primitive support
What does Meckel’s cartilage form?
bones - incus, malleus
ligaments - sphenomandibular, sphenomalleolar