branchial apparatus — pharyngeal a … Medical dictionary
apparatus — 1. A collection of instruments adapted for a special purpose. 2. An instrument made up of several parts. 3. [TA] A group or system of glands, ducts, blood vessel s, muscles, or other anatomic structures involved in the performance of some… … Medical dictionary
branchial — 1. Relating to branchiae or gills. 2. In embryology, denoting the various structures constituting the b. apparatus. * * * bran·chi·al kē əl adj of or relating to the gills or to parts of the body derived from the embryonic branchial arches and… … Medical dictionary
pharyngeal apparatus — the pharyngeal arches, pouches, membranes, and grooves considered as a unit; called also branchial a … Medical dictionary
Pharyngeal arch — Infobox Embryology Name = Branchial arch Latin = GraySubject = 13 GrayPage = 65 Caption = Schematic of developing fetus with first, second and third arches labeled. Caption2 = Floor of pharynx of human embryo about twenty six days old. System =… … Wikipedia
First pharyngeal arch — First branchial arch Diagram showing the regions of the adult face and neck related to the fronto nasal process and the branchial arches … Wikipedia
Pharyngeal groove — Pattern of the branchial arches. I IV branchial arches, 1 4 branchial pouches (inside) and/or pharyngeal grooves (outside) a Tuberculum laterale b Tuberculum impar c Foramen cecum d Ductus thyreoglossus e Sinus cervicalis … Wikipedia
Cervical sinus — Pattern of the branchial arches. I IV branchial arches, 1 4 branchial pouches (inside) and/or pharyngeal grooves (outside) a Tuberculum laterale b Tuberculum impar c Foramen cecum d Ductus thyreoglossus e Sinus cervicalis … Wikipedia
tunicate — /tooh ni kit, kayt , tyooh /, n. 1. Zool. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water. adj. Also … Universalium
Maxillary prominence — Diagram showing the regions of the adult face and neck related to the fronto nasal process and the branchial arches. (Maxillary process visible at center right.) … Wikipedia