EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT & STEM CELL COMPENDIUM
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Branchial Arch 3,4,6


HdM.BA3,4,6
Most posterior branchial arches (BAs) which primarily give rise to aortic arteries, neck muscles and cartilage structures.

The neural crest in branchial arches 3, and 4 induce the endoderm to from the parathyroid and thymus (from the endoderm in the third pharyngeal pouch).
Pharyngeal Arch 3,4,6
Branchial Arch 3,4,6
Multiple Ancestors Single Ancestor No Descendants Develops from Part of Parent