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branchial pouch

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branchial pouch [′braŋ·kē·əl ′pau̇ch]
(zoology)
In cyclostomes and some sharks, one of the respiratory cavities occurring in the branchial clefts.


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The first branchial cleft becomes the external auditory meatus, and the first branchial pouch gives rise to the middle ear and eustachian tube.
A third branchial pouch cyst presenting as a lateral neck mass in an ... by Spiegel, Joseph R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Ohri AK, Ohri SK, Singh ME Evidence for thyroid development from the fourth branchial pouch.
A case of papillary carcinoma arising in ectopic thyroid tissue ... by Ghareeb, Essan / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The third branchial pouch gives rise to the thymus and the inferior parathyroid glands, and these structures follow a common route during embryogenesis through part of the neck to their final location.
Aberrant thymus and parathyroid gland presenting as a recurrent ... by Kumar, Perikala V. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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