The Pharyngeal Arches Flashcards
What are the pharyngeal pouches?
Outpouchings in lateral wall of pharynx
Which structures separate the pharyngeal arches?
Pharyngeal pouches on internal (endodermal) surface
Pharyngeal clefts on external (ectodermal) surface
What structure arises from the first pharyngeal cleft?
External auditory meatus
What structures arise from the second, third, and fourth pharyngeal clefts?
Temporary cervical sinuses
Obliterated by proliferating second pharyngeal arch
Which pharyngeal arch regresses soon after forming?
Fifth
What bones does the maxillary prominence become?
Maxilla
Zygomatic bone
Part of temporal bone
With which cartilage is the maxillary prominence associated, and to what does it give rise?
Maxillary cartilage
Gives rise to incus
What bone does the mandibular prominence become?
Mandible
With which cartilage is the mandibular prominence associated, and to what does it give rise?
Meckel’s cartilage
Gives rise to
- Malleus
- Sphenomandibular ligament
Into what does the artery of the first pharyngeal arch become?
Terminal portion of maxillary artery
What cranial nerve is associated with the first pharyngeal arch?
CN V
Which muscles are derived from the first pharyngeal arch?
Muscles of mastication Mylohyoid Anterior belly of digastric Tensor veli palatani Tensor tympani
What is the sensory field of the first pharyngeal arch?
Skin of face
Lining of mouth and nose
General sensation to anterior 2/3 of tongue
What two arteries are associated with the second pharyngeal arch?
Stapedial artery
Hyoid artery
What is the function of the stapedial artery?
Connects embryonic precursors of - Internal carotid artery - Internal maxillary artery - Middle meningeal artery Regresses before birth