Pharyngeal groove 3519736 191353416 2008-02-14T04:50:56Z Arcadian 104523 image {{Infobox Embryology | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 13 | GrayPage = 65 | Image = Kiemenbogen.jpg | Caption = Pattern of the branchial arches. I-IV branchial arches, 1-4 [[branchial pouches]] (inside) and/or [[pharyngeal grooves]] (outside)<BR>a [[Tuberculum laterale]]<BR>b [[Tuberculum impar]]<BR>c [[Foramen cecum]]<BR>d [[Ductus thyreoglossus]]<BR>e [[Sinus cervicalis]] | Image2 = | Caption2 = | System = | CarnegieStage = | Days = | Precursor = | GivesRiseTo = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = g_12 | DorlandsSuf = 12402747 | }} A '''pharyngeal groove''' (or '''cleft''') is the counterpart of the [[branchial pouch]] on the [[ectoderm]]al side. The first pharyngeal groove produces the [[ear canal]].<ref>http://isc.temple.edu/marino/embryology/parch98/ARCHI97/Img016.gif</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{eMedicineDictionary|Pharyngeal+groove}} * http://isc.temple.edu/marino/embryology/parch98/parch_text.htm {{Anatomy-stub}} {{Embryology of head and neck}} [[branchial arch]]