3 Questions
From which embryonic cells are the skeletal elements in pharyngeal arches derived?
Neural crest cells
What is not derived from neural crest cells in the pharyngeal arches?
Muscles
Which type of tissue in the pharyngeal arches is derived from mesoderm?
Muscles
Study Notes
Pharyngeal Arches Development
- Skeletal elements in pharyngeal arches are derived from neural crest cells and mesoderm.
- Neural crest cells contribute to the formation of skeletal elements, except for the cartilage of the pharyngeal arches.
- Cartilage in the pharyngeal arches is derived from mesoderm.
Test your knowledge about the skeletal, muscular, arterial, and nervous elements derived from the pharyngeal arches in embryonic development.
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