| Term: | ventral mandibular arch neural crest |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | ventral mandibular arch |
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| Synonyms: | lower jaw, mandible, mandibular series |
| Definition: | The ventral portion of the first pharyngeal arch, comprising the lower jaw. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001273] |
| Name: | neural crest |
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| Definition: | A cell population arising from the dorsolateral aspect of the central nervous system primordium during the segmentation period, and later migrating along stereotyped pathways to give rise to a diverse and well-defined set of cell types including pigment cells, peripheral neurons and glia, and head cartilage. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000045] |