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Pharyngeal Arches For ANA Students

The document describes the six pharyngeal arches that form in early human development. Each arch is associated with specific nerves, arteries, muscles, and endodermal pouches/clefts. Arch 1 is associated with the maxillary artery and muscles of mastication. Arch 2 is associated with the facial nerve and muscles. Arch 3 is supplied by the internal carotid artery and is associated with structures like the thymus and parathyroid glands. Arches 4 and 6 are both associated with structures of the larynx and are supplied by the vagus nerve.

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Pharyngeal Arches For ANA Students

The document describes the six pharyngeal arches that form in early human development. Each arch is associated with specific nerves, arteries, muscles, and endodermal pouches/clefts. Arch 1 is associated with the maxillary artery and muscles of mastication. Arch 2 is associated with the facial nerve and muscles. Arch 3 is supplied by the internal carotid artery and is associated with structures like the thymus and parathyroid glands. Arches 4 and 6 are both associated with structures of the larynx and are supplied by the vagus nerve.

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Pharyngeal Apparatuses:

Arch (mesoderm)
# Nerve Groove/Cleft Artery Muscles Neural Pouch
(ecto) Crest (endo)
1 V2+V3 External Maxillary artery Mastication Maxilla Middle ear,
auditory Mylohyoid mandible eustation
canal malleus incus tube
2 VII Facial exp. Stapes Palatine
Stapedius Styloid tonsils
Hyoid (sup.
portion)
3 IX ICA, common Stylopharyngeus Hyoid (inf. Inf.
carotid portion) Parathyroid

Thymus
4 X: Aortic Arch Cricothyroid Thyroid Sup.
Superior Most cartilage parathyroid
laryngeal R. subclavian palate/pharyngeal
muscles
6 X: Pulm. artery All laryngeal mm. Other cartilage
Recurrent except cricothyroid of larynx
laryngeal Ductus Upper esoph
arteriosis muscles

Cute mneumonics:
CAP: cleft, arch, pouch = ecto, meso, endo.
The pharyngeal arches Make Some Important Shtuff.
1 - CN V: Make – mandibular nerve, muscles of mast, mylohyoid, etc etc
2 - CN VII: Some – s for smile (of the facial expression)+ stapedius
3- CN IX: Important – internal carotid a., inf parathyroid, thymus is important!
4+6 – CN X (share): Shtuff – 4 is above 6, 4 gets the “superior” parathyroid

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