- branchial apparatus
- pharyngeal a.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
branchial apparatus
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branchial apparatus — (Order Cumacea): Term applied to epipods of first maxilliped pair (or, in an alternate interpretation, to epipods and exopods). Modified for respiration, the posteriorly directed part extending into branchial cavity and bearing branchial lobules … Crustacea glossary
apparatus — 1. A collection of instruments adapted for a special purpose. 2. An instrument made up of several parts. 3. [TA] A group or system of glands, ducts, blood vessel s, muscles, or other anatomic structures involved in the performance of some… … Medical dictionary
branchial — 1. Relating to branchiae or gills. 2. In embryology, denoting the various structures constituting the b. apparatus. * * * bran·chi·al kē əl adj of or relating to the gills or to parts of the body derived from the embryonic branchial arches and… … Medical dictionary
pharyngeal apparatus — the pharyngeal arches, pouches, membranes, and grooves considered as a unit; called also branchial a … Medical dictionary
Pharyngeal arch — Infobox Embryology Name = Branchial arch Latin = GraySubject = 13 GrayPage = 65 Caption = Schematic of developing fetus with first, second and third arches labeled. Caption2 = Floor of pharynx of human embryo about twenty six days old. System =… … Wikipedia
First pharyngeal arch — First branchial arch Diagram showing the regions of the adult face and neck related to the fronto nasal process and the branchial arches … Wikipedia
Pharyngeal groove — Pattern of the branchial arches. I IV branchial arches, 1 4 branchial pouches (inside) and/or pharyngeal grooves (outside) a Tuberculum laterale b Tuberculum impar c Foramen cecum d Ductus thyreoglossus e Sinus cervicalis … Wikipedia
Cervical sinus — Pattern of the branchial arches. I IV branchial arches, 1 4 branchial pouches (inside) and/or pharyngeal grooves (outside) a Tuberculum laterale b Tuberculum impar c Foramen cecum d Ductus thyreoglossus e Sinus cervicalis … Wikipedia
tunicate — /tooh ni kit, kayt , tyooh /, n. 1. Zool. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water. adj. Also … Universalium
Maxillary prominence — Diagram showing the regions of the adult face and neck related to the fronto nasal process and the branchial arches. (Maxillary process visible at center right.) … Wikipedia
