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The cranial neural crest is one of the four regions of the neural crest.[1]
Cranial neural crest | |
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Latin | crista neuralis cranialis |
TE | neural crest_by_E5.15.1.0.2.0.1 E5.15.1.0.2.0.1 |
Anatomical terminology |
The cranial neural crest arises in the anterior and populates the face and the pharyngeal arches giving rise to bones, cartilage, nerves and connective tissue.[2] The endocranium and facial bones of the skull are ultimately derived from crest cells.
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