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Branchial arches

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Branchial pouch 1   middle ear cavity, eustachian tube, mastoid air cells  
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Branchial pouch 2   epithelial lining of palatine tonsil  
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Branchial pouch 3 (dorsal)   inferior parathyroids  
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Branchial pouch 3 (ventral)   thymus  
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Branchial pouch 4   Superior parathyroids  
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Aberrant development of 3 and 4th pouches   DiGeorge syndrome: leads to t cell deficiency (thymic aplasia) and hypocalcemia  
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Branchial arch 1 cartilage (Meckel's)   Malleus, incus, sphenomandibular ligament, mandible  
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Branchial arch 2 cartilage (Reichert's)   Styloid process, stapes, stylohyoid ligament, lesser horn of hyoid  
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Branchial arch 3 cartilage   greater horn of hyoid  
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Branchial arch 4 and 6 cartilage   epiglottic, thyroid cartilage, arytenoids, corniculate, cuneiform  
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Branchial arch 1 muscle   Mylohyoid, (masseters, temporalis, lateral and medial pterygoids), anterior 2/3 of tongue, anterio digastric belly, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatini  
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Branchial arch 2 muscle   Stylohyoid, posterior digastric belly, stapedius, muscles of facial expression  
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Branchial arch 3 muscle   stylopharyngeus, poster 1/3 of tongue  
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Branchial arch 4 muscle   cricothyroid, levator veli palatini, pharyngeal constrictors, posterior 1/3 of tongue  
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Branchial arch 6 muscle   Intrinsic laryngeal muscles, no cricothyroid msucle,  
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Congenital pharyngocutaneous fistula   associated with persistance of 3rd cleft and pouch (tonsillar area)  
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Treacher collins   1st arch neural crest fails to migrate --> mandibular hypoplasia, facial abnormalities  
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Cleft is made from what tissue derivative?   ectoderm  
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Arch is made from what tissue derivative?   mesoderm (muscles, arteries), neural crest (bones, cartilage)  
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Pouch is made from what tissue derivative?   endoderm  
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Arch 1 (think of ___), 2 etc.   1 = chewing, 2 = facial expression, 3 = stylopharyngeus, 4 = swallowing, 6 = speaking  
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Superior laryngeal branch ___, Recurrent laryngeal branch ____   4th arch, 6th arch  
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1st cleft   external auditory meatus  
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2nd-4th cleft   temporary cervical sinuses which are olbiterated by 2nd arch  
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