- postbranchial bodies
- ultimobranchial b's.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
postbranchial bodies
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ultimobranchial bodies — embryonic derivatives of the fourth pharyngeal pouches (sometimes described as a rudimentary fifth pouch); they migrate along with the parathyroid glands and are incorporated in the thyroid gland. In vertebrates other than mammals, these remain… … Medical dictionary
