ultimobranchial body

corpus ultimopharyngeum

An outpocketing of one of the caudal pharyngeal pouches that is comprised on calcitonin-producing parafollicular cells.

Type Organ
Système corporel Endocrine
Nom latin corpus ultimopharyngeum

Questions fréquentes

What is the ultimobranchial body?
An outpocketing of one of the caudal pharyngeal pouches that is comprised on calcitonin-producing parafollicular cells.
What body system is the ultimobranchial body part of?
The ultimobranchial body is part of the Endocrine.
What is the Latin name for the ultimobranchial body?
The Latin name for the ultimobranchial body is corpus ultimopharyngeum.

Structures associées

parenchyma of parathyroid gland parathyroid gland parenchyma Pineal gland Glandula pinealis renin-angiotensin system renin angiotensin aldosterone system right artery of caudate lobe Caudate lobe branch of right hepatic artery adrenal cortex adrenal gland cortex secretory circumventricular organ endostyle hypopharyngeal groove parathyroid gland epithelial body

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.