Pharyngeal/Branchial Pouches

OVERVIEW

This page covers which structures arise from the pharyngeal/branchial pouches. 

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First pouch:

Primary tympanic cavity auditory tube

Second pouch:

Palatine tonsil

Third pouch:

Inferior parathyroid, thymus

Fourth pouch:

Superior parathyroid

 

 

Page Updated: 05.02.2017