branchial arch
- noun
- /ˈbræŋkiəl ɑrtʃ/
- Specialized
:
arco branquial
- The first branchial arch gives rise to mandibular and maxillary processes.
- the first branchial arch
- the second branchial arch
Examples
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By the sixth week of intrauterine development, the embryo exhibits paired branchial arches.
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Each branchial arch forms anterior to its corresponding cleft and pouch, and this relationship is maintained throughout development.
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Of the six branchial arches in humans, the fifth and sixth are rudimentary.
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The radiographic findings in this case were consistent with a third branchial arch anomaly.
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The development of many structures in the head and neck is immediately related to either the branchial arches or the pharyngeal pouches.
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Aberrations in branchial arch development can cause branchial malformations.
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To date, no correlation has been observed between the genetic background and embryologic branchial arch malformations.
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In view of the boy's age and the location of the cyst, we made a provisional diagnosis of a branchial arch remnant, most likely from the second arch.
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Abnormalities of the branchial system result from malformation of the five ridges of the embryonic head known as branchial arches.
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The first branchial arch gives rise to mandibular and maxillary processes.
Synonyms
An arch of bone or flexible tissue at the side of a fish's throat that supports the gills
A curved bone or cartilage in the throat of fish and some water amphibians that holds the gills
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound directly combines 'branchial' (related to gills) with 'arch' (an arched structural element), so if a learner knows both constituents they can infer it refers to an arched bony/cartilaginous support for gills. This is a compositional anatomical term common across languages, making the meaning transparent from its parts.
Etymology
Branchial arch comes from branchial, meaning 'gill', and arch, so it paints the picture of a small curved 'bridge' that holds a fish's gills. So today branchial arch means one of the curved bones or softer supports that hold and protect a fish's gills.
