Pig A7L

CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PHARYNX

A7: 4th arch with inferior vagal ganglion. Arch arteries (cf. B 1, B2). Cut roof of pharyngeal cavity in midline and laterally.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Al-7: Midbrain and hindbrain. The isthmus can be observed on A3-4 as a constriction between the mid- and hind-brain. The hindbrain is already subdivided into two parts, the slim myelencephalon and the wider metencephalon. The boundary between these two parts is roughly at the level of the otic vesicles A3-4.

Development of the Visual System

A7: Mesencephalon. Rostral extensions of superior cardinal vein.

A7: Medial rectus m. Anlagen of nasolacrimal ducts. Upper eyelid (lateral). Lower eyelid (medial).

Development of the Auditory System

A7,B1: 1st pharyngeal pouch opening into pharynx.