Term Name: palatoquadrate arch
Synonyms: dorsal mandibular arch, dorsal pharyngeal arch 1, dorsal visceral arch 1, palatoquadrate arch, upper jaw, upper pharyngeal jaw
Definition: The dorsal portion of the first pharyngeal arch, comprising the upper jaw[ZFIN,VHOG].
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0011085]

Relationships
develops from: pharyngeal arch 1
is part of: skeleton of upper jaw splanchnocranium
has parts: autopalatine entopterygoid hypomaxilla metapterygoid palatoquadrate cartilage
is a type of: neural crest-derived structure subdivision of skeleton