Talk:Branchial arch

Branchial arches in human anatomy

There are also branchial arches in human anatomy, not just in fish (See [1] or [2]). Should information about branchial arches in human anatomy have their own page, or should they be included in this one? Moearly (talk) 19:33, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Technically, there aren't. The human embryo develops pharyngeal arches, with pharyngeal pouches between them, but with the exception of the spiracle / eustachian tube, none become patent and none become vascularized for gas exchange, thus they never reach the stage of being true branchial arches. Mokele (talk) 02:22, 10 September 2011 (UTC)