Term Name: | pharyngeal arch 2 |
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Synonyms: | 2nd arch, 2nd pharyngeal arch, 2nd visceral arch, arcus pharyngeus secundus, branchial arch 2, hyoid arch, hyoid bars, pharyngeal arch 2, pharyngeal arches 2, second branchial arch, second pharyngeal arch, second visceral arch, visceral arch 2 |
Definition: | The second pharyngeal arch will form the hyoid apparatus. The cranial neural crest cells that populate the second pharyngeal arch emerge primarily from rhombomere 4 and will form skeletal elements. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003066] |