Term: pharyngeal arch 2 ectomesenchyme
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Name: pharyngeal arch 2
Synonyms: hyoid arch, visceral arch 2
Definition: The second pharyngeal arch, also known as the hyoid arch, forms jaw support structures. Anteriorly positioned cranial neural crest cells, which align with rhombomeres 4/5, contribute to the hyoid arch structures including the ceratohyal and hyosymplectic cartilages.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001611]
Name: ectomesenchyme
Synonyms:
Definition: Portion of tissue that develops from the cranial neural crest and which cells populate a series of pharyngeal arches from which develops the support skeleton of the jaw and gills.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005771]