branchial arch
Zoology. one of a series of bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians; gill bar.
Embryology. one of a series of archlike mesodermal thickenings of the body wall in the pharyngeal region of the embryo of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Origin of branchial arch
1- Also called gill arch, visceral arch.
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How to use branchial arch in a sentence
The anterior cornu or free part of the first branchial arch is much the largest of the three structures.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsIn no single animal is there any evidence that the foremost arch, the mandibular, is a true branchial arch.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook GaskellA more probable view is that it develops from rests derived from the first branchial arch an not from the parotid.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesThe hyoid is united with the first branchial arch, but has no attachment to the cranium.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe first branchial arch is well developed, the hyoid arch but slightly.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
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