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Cranial neural crest

Cranial neural crest
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Identifiers
Latin crista neuralis cranialis
Code TE E5.15.1.0.2.0.1
Anatomical terminology
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The cranial neural crest is a form of neural crest.

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. The endocranium and facial bones of the skull are ultimately derived from crest cells.



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