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What is the primary function of the splanchnocranium in vertebrates?
Supporting the gills and offering attachment for the respiratory muscles
What is the embryonic source of the splanchnocranium?
Neural crest cells
What are the pharyngeal arches of aquatic vertebrates associated with?
The respiratory gill system
What is the term used to describe the pharyngeal arches of aquatic vertebrates?
Branchial arches
What is the number of articulated elements per side of a pharyngeal arch?
Up to 5
What is the function of the mandibular arch?
Forming the jaws and bearing teeth
What is the most dorsal element of a pharyngeal arch?
Pharyngobranchial
What is the origin of the cells that differentiate into the pharyngeal arches?
Neural crest cells
What is the term used to describe the splanchnocranium in amphioxus?
Forerunner
What is the name of the mistaken view that inspired the name 'visceral' cranium?
The view that the splanchnocranium developed from the same embryonic source as the walls of the digestive tract
Test your knowledge about the splanchnocranium and its role in vertebrates, including its association with gills, respiratory muscles, and jaws. Explore the embryological development of the splanchnocranium and its relation to the digestive tract.
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