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| Arch/Pouch/Cleft | Nerve | Skeletal Derivative | Muscle Derivative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st arch (Mandibular) | V3 (Trigeminal) | Meckel's cartilage → malleus, incus, mandible (membranous) | Muscles of mastication, mylohyoid, ant. belly digastric, tensor tympani/veli palatini |
| 2nd arch (Hyoid) | VII (Facial) | Reichert's cartilage → stapes, styloid process, lesser cornu + upper hyoid | Muscles of facial expression, stapedius, stylohyoid, post. belly digastric |
| 3rd arch | IX (Glossopharyngeal) | Greater cornu + lower body of hyoid | Stylopharyngeus |
| 4th & 6th arch | X (Vagus - superior & recurrent laryngeal) | Laryngeal cartilages (thyroid, cricoid, arytenoid) | Cricothyroid, pharyngeal constrictors (4th); intrinsic laryngeal muscles (6th) |
| 1st pouch | - | Tympanic cavity, Eustachian tube | - |
| 2nd pouch | - | Palatine tonsil crypts | - |
| 3rd pouch | - | Inferior parathyroid + thymus (crosses/descends below 4th pouch derivative) | - |
| 4th pouch | - | Superior parathyroid + ultimobranchial body (parafollicular C cells) | - |
| 1st cleft | - | External auditory meatus | - |
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