Which of the following pharyngeal arch give rise to epiglottis in embryological life?
Correct Answer: 4th pharyngeal arch
Description: The hypobranchial eminence, derived from the bases of the third and fouh pharyngeal arches, forms the epiglottis. Pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles, laryngeal skeleton, cranial nerve X are derived from fouh and sixth pharyngeal arches.Ref: A Textbook of Neuroanatomy By Maria Patestas, Leslie P. Ganer, 2009, Page 16.
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