Which of the following phrases concerning the second branchial arch during prenatal development is correct?

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Forming within the second branchial arch,or hyoid arch,is cartilage similar to that of the mandibular arch,Reichert cartilage.Most of it disappears during development; however,parts of it are responsible for a middle ear bone,a process of the temporal bone,and parts of the hyoid bone.The mesoderm of the hyoid arches helps form the muscles of facial expression,the middle ear muscles,and a suprahyoid muscle.Because these muscles are derived from the hyoid arches,these structures are all innervated by the nerve of the second arches,which is the facial nerve or seventh cranial nerve.

Which of the Following Phrases Concerning the Second Branchial Arch