Pharyngeal apparatus
Embryological structure
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The pharyngeal apparatus is an embryological structure.[1][2]
a Tuberculum laterale
b Tuberculum impar
c Foramen cecum
d Ductus thyreoglossus
e Sinus cervicalis
It consists of:
- pharyngeal grooves (from ectoderm)
- pharyngeal arches (from mesoderm)
- pharyngeal pouches (from endoderm)
and related membranes.
