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Embryology - Pharyngeal Arches Flashcards

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1
Q

What separates and covers the external bulges?

A

Clefts

Ectoderm

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2
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What separates and covers the internal bulges?

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Pouches

Endoderm

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3
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How may a branchial cyst form?

A

Persistence of part of the cervical sinus, a space formed when tissue from the 2nd pharyngeal arch grows down to cover the 3rd - 6th arches and their clefts.

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4
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What does each pharyngeal arch contain?

A
  • An artery
  • A vein
  • A CN
  • Some mesenchym
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5
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From which arch does the internal carotid artery originate?

A

3rd

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6
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Which arteries are derived from arch 4?

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Left - arch of aorta

Right - brachiocephalic

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7
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Which arch do the pulmonary arteries originate from?

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Arch 6

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8
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Which arteries are derived from arches 1 + 2

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NONE! (Ha!)

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9
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State which CNs originate from which arches

A 
1st - CN V
2nd - CN VII
3rd - CN IX
4th - CN X - superior laryngeal nerve
5th - CN X - RLN
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10
Q

Meckel’s cartilage -

  • Which arch?
  • What structures?
A

Arch 1

Malleus, incus and mandible

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11
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Reichart’s cartilage -

  • Which arch?
  • What structures?
A

Arch 2

Stapes, part of hyoid, and styloid process

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12
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From which arch(es) is the epiglottis derived?

A

3 + 4

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13
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From which arch(es) is the laryngeal cartilage derived?

A

4 + 6

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14
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What is the fate of the 1st pharyngeal cleft?

A

External Auditory Meatus

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15
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What structures are derived from the 1st pharyngeal pouch?

A

Eustachian tube

Middle ear cavity

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16
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Summarise the derivatives of the 1st arch

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A
  • No artery
  • CN V
  • Muscles of mastication
  • Meckel’s cartilage
17
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Summarise the derivatives of the 2nd arch

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  • No artery
  • CN VII
  • Muscles of facial expression
  • Reichart’s cartilage
18
Q

Summarise the derivatives of the 3rd arch

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A
  • ICA
  • CN IX
  • No muscles of note
  • (+4th arch) - epiglottis
19
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Summarise the derivatives of the 4th arch

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  • left - arch of aorta, right - brachiocephalic trunk
  • CN X - superior laryngeal nerve
  • (+3rd arch) - epiglottis
  • (+6th arch) - larynx cartilage
20
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Summarise the derivatives of the 6th pharyngeal arch

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A
  • Pulmonary arteries
  • CN X - RLNs
  • (+4th arch) - laryngeal cartilages
21
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How many pharyngeal arches are there and how are they numbered?

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5

Numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6

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