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 pharyngobranchial region, the part of the animal posterior to the mouth and ventral to the orbits and pectoral fins, is generally not well preserved, and the number of branchial pouches and branchial openings is uncertain.
Anatomy of the Silurian thelodont Phlebolepis elegans Pander/Siluri telodondi Phlebolepis elegans Pander anatoomia
The ectoderm, joining the arches, forms the branchial clefts, and the endoderm the branchial pouches.
Branchial cysts in two Amazon parrots (Amazona species)
Branchial cysts arise from isolated remnants of branchial clefts or branchial pouches.
A third branchial pouch cyst presenting as a lateral neck mass in an adult

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