Svensk definition
Område som innehåller parvis uppträdande gälbågar hos vattenlevande, lägrestående ryggradsdjur och hos embryon hos högrestående ryggradsdjur. Hos de sistnämnda omvandlas gälbågarna så småningom till d elar av hals och öron.
Branchial Region
Gälbågsregion
Engelsk definition
A region, of SOMITE development period, that contains a number of paired arches, each with a mesodermal core lined by ectoderm and endoderm on the two sides. In lower aquatic vertebrates, branchial arches develop into GILLS. In higher vertebrates, the arches forms outpouchings and develop into structures of the head and neck. Separating the arches are the branchial clefts or grooves.
Svenska synonymer
Brankial region
Engelska synonymer
Branchial Regions — Region, Branchial — Regions, Branchial — Branchial Clefts — Branchial Cleft — Cleft, Branchial — Clefts, Branchial — Branchial Grooves — Branchial Groove — Groove, Branchial — Grooves, Branchial — Pharyngeal Clefts — Cleft, Pharyngeal — Clefts, Pharyngeal — Pharyngeal Cleft — Pharyngeal Grooves — Groove, Pharyngeal — Grooves, Pharyngeal — Pharyngeal Groove — Branchial Arch — Arch, Branchial — Branchial Arches — Arches, Branchial — Pharyngeal Arch — Arch, Pharyngeal — Archs, Pharyngeal — Pharyngeal Archs — Pharyngeal Arches — Arches, Pharyngeal — Visceral Arch — Arch, Visceral — Visceral Arches — Arches, Visceral