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ectomesenchyme

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ectomesenchyme
(ek´tōmez´nkīm),
n a mass of tissue consisting of neurocrest cells present in the early formation of an embryo. It eventually forms the hard and soft tissues of the neck and cranium.


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The ectoderm, in becoming ectomesenchyme and later neural crest cells, plays a critical role in the development of head and neck structures as well as the aortic root, arch, pulmonary artery trunk, and proximal components of the arch vessels.
 
 
 
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