Term Name: ultimobranchial body
Synonyms: corpus ultimopharyngeum, postbranchial body, telobranchial body, telopharyngeal body, ultimobranchial, ultimobranchial bodies, ultimobranchial gland, ultimopharyngeal body, ultimopharyngeal gland
Definition: An outpocketing of one of the caudal pharyngeal pouches that is comprised on calcitonin-producing parafollicular cells.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003092]

Relationships
develops from: pharyngeal pouch
has parts: ultimobranchial body epithelium
is a type of: endocrine gland endoderm-derived structure structure with developmental contribution from neural crest