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branchial arch

Embryology
See Pharyngeal arch.

Zoology
One of a number of bony or cartilaginous arches which support gills on either side of the throat of fishes and amphibians.

pha·ryn·ge·al arch

(făr-in'jē-ăl ahrch)

Typically, there are six arches in embryos of vertebrates; in the lower vertebrates, they bear gills; in the higher vertebrates (e.g., human embryos), they appear transiently and give rise to specialized structures in the head and neck.
Synonym(s): branchial arch.

branchial arch

Any of five pairs of arched structures that form the lateral and ventral walls of the pharynx of the embryo. The first is the mandibular arch; the second is the hyoid arch; the third, fourth, and fifth arches are transitory. They are partially separated from each other externally by the branchial clefts and internally by the pharyngeal pouches. They are important in the formation of structures of the face and neck.

Synonym: pharyngeal arch

See also: arch

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Relationships and taxonomy of the killifish genus Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae) from the Brazilian Amazonas river basin, with notes on historical ecology

Our case illustrates the known developmental migration of second branchial arch anomalies while demonstrating an unusual finding of a complete branchial fistula presenting as an intraoral tonsillar cyst.

Complete second branchial cleft anomaly presenting as a fistula and a tonsillar cyst: an interesting congenital anomaly

Amongst these, anomalies of second branchial arch as well as pouch are common.

Type four branchial fistula: diagnosis and management: a rare case report

9) Our patient satisfied three major criteria: coexisting first and second branchial arch anomalies and deafness.

Coexisting first and bilateral second branchial fistulas in a child with nonfamilial branchio-otic syndrome

INTRODUCTION: Crouzon's syndrome is a developmental anomaly of first branchial arch.

Familial Crouzon's syndrome with patent ductus arteriosus: a rare coincidence

4-6) After fusion of the maxillary and mandibular processes, which are both derived from the first branchial arch, the parotid duct takes its normal position inside the mouth at the level of the superior second molar.

A case of congenital fistula from an accessory parotid gland: diagnosis and treatment

6-8,21 Exophytic masses within the oropharynx that are of branchial arch origin are very rare, with few cases reported in the literature.

Case report: a branchial cleft anomaly presenting as an oropharyngeal mass

The body of the arytenoid cartilage develops from branchial arch mesoderm and is made up of hyaline cartilage, and the vocal process originates in pharyngeal floor mesoderm and is made up of elastic cartilage.

Botulinum toxin-assisted endoscopic repair of traumatic vocal fold avulsion

In view of the boy's age and the location of the cyst, we made a provisional diagnosis of a branchial arch remnant, most likely from the second arch.

Ectopic thymic tissue presenting as a neck mass in children: a report of 3 cases

1) They are derived from different embryologic cell anlages: the epibranchial placode of the second branchial arch and the neural crest of the facial primordium, respectively.

The meatal ganglion in neoplasia and inflammation of the facial nerve

It results from failure of fusion of mandibular and maxillary processes of the first branchial arch (1) and so Tessier cleft 7 is also associated with anomalies of the structures arising from first and second branchial arches.