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MANDIBULAR ARCH [1 record]

Record 1 2021-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The first branchial arch of the vertebrate embryo ...

CONT

After formation of the stomodeum but still during the fourth week [of embryonic development], two bulges of tissue appear inferior to the primitive mouth: the two mandibular processes ... These paired mandibular processes then fuse at the midline to form the mandibular arch, the developmental form of the future lower dental arch, the mandible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Le premier des arcs branchiaux des vertébrés gnathostomes, donnant la mâchoire primaire.

Spanish

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