Meckel's cartilage

temporary cartilage forming the template for formation of the mandible. Named after Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Younger a German anatomist (1781 - 1833) ( More? Head Notes | Who Named it? Johann Friedrich Meckel | Palaeos The Gill Arches: Meckel's Cartilage )

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