Ultimopharyngeal body
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| Ultimobranchial body | |
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| Latin | corpus ultimopharyngeum |
| Precursor | fourth pharyngeal pouch |
| Gives rise to | parafollicular cells |
| Code | TE E5.4.2.0.0.1.21 |
| MeSH | Ultimobranchial+body |
The ultimopharyngeal body or ultimobranchial body or ultimobranchial gland is a small organ found in the neck region of many animals.
In humans, the ultimobranchial body is an embryological structure that gives rise to the calcitonin-producing cells—also called parafollicular cells or C cells—of the thyroid gland. In humans, this body is a derivative of the ventral recess of the fourth pharyngeal pouch[1] (or fifth)[2]
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- ent/534 at eMedicine
- hednk-022 — Embryo Images at University of North Carolina
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