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The evo‐devo origins of the nasopharynx
The process by which upper respiratory tract structures have changed over deep evolutionary time is, in part, reflected in the process of embryologic development. The nasopharynx in particular is a centrally located space bounded by components of the respiratory portion of the nasal cavity, cranial...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9541854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35665451 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.24950 |
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description | The process by which upper respiratory tract structures have changed over deep evolutionary time is, in part, reflected in the process of embryologic development. The nasopharynx in particular is a centrally located space bounded by components of the respiratory portion of the nasal cavity, cranial base, soft palate, and Eustachian tube. The development of these components can be understood both in terms of embryologic structures such as the branchial arches and paraxial mesoderm and through fossil evidence dating as far back as the earliest agnathan fish of the Cambrian Period. Understanding both the evolution and development of these structures has been an immeasurable benefit to the otolaryngologist seeking to model disease etiology of both common and rare conditions. This discussion is a primer for those who may be unfamiliar with the central importance of the nasopharynx both in terms of our evolutionary history and early embryological development of vital cranial and upper respiratory tract structures. |
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spelling | pubmed-95418542022-10-14 The evo‐devo origins of the nasopharynx Jankowski, Roger Anat Rec (Hoboken) Special Issue Articles The process by which upper respiratory tract structures have changed over deep evolutionary time is, in part, reflected in the process of embryologic development. The nasopharynx in particular is a centrally located space bounded by components of the respiratory portion of the nasal cavity, cranial base, soft palate, and Eustachian tube. The development of these components can be understood both in terms of embryologic structures such as the branchial arches and paraxial mesoderm and through fossil evidence dating as far back as the earliest agnathan fish of the Cambrian Period. Understanding both the evolution and development of these structures has been an immeasurable benefit to the otolaryngologist seeking to model disease etiology of both common and rare conditions. This discussion is a primer for those who may be unfamiliar with the central importance of the nasopharynx both in terms of our evolutionary history and early embryological development of vital cranial and upper respiratory tract structures. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2022-06-04 2022-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9541854/ /pubmed/35665451 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.24950 Text en © 2022 The Author. The Anatomical Record published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association for Anatomy. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Special Issue Articles Jankowski, Roger The evo‐devo origins of the nasopharynx |
title | The evo‐devo origins of the nasopharynx |
title_full | The evo‐devo origins of the nasopharynx |
title_fullStr | The evo‐devo origins of the nasopharynx |
title_full_unstemmed | The evo‐devo origins of the nasopharynx |
title_short | The evo‐devo origins of the nasopharynx |
title_sort | evo‐devo origins of the nasopharynx |
topic | Special Issue Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9541854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35665451 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.24950 |
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