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Hyoid arch
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| Head end of human embryo, about the end of the fourth week. | ||
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| Floor of pharynx of embryo. (Second arch visible near center.) | ||
| Gray's | subject #13 66 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_57/12149767 | |
The hyoid arch (or second branchial arch) assists in forming the side and front of the neck.
From its cartilage are developed the styloid process, stylohyoid ligament, and lesser cornu of the hyoid bone.
 Human embryo from thirty-one to thirty-four days |
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| Branchial region | Branchial arch (1st/Meckel's cartilage, 2nd)/Branchial pouch - Cervical sinus - Lateral lingual swelling - Tuberculum impar - Frontonasal prominence - Olfactory pit - Nasal processes - Globular process - Primitive palate - Maxillary prominence |
| Tooth development | Dental papilla - Odontoblast - Ameloblast |
| Other | Thyroglossal duct |