<prompt> Parathyroid develops from:Branchial cystBranchial cleftBranchial pouchBranchial arch  <response>: Parathyroid gland develops from 3rd and 4th branchial or pharyngeal pouches. Superior parathyroid develop from the 4th pharyngeal pouch and inferior parathyroid develop from the 3rd pharyngeal pouch. Ref: Langmans medical Embryology, 9th Edition, Page 384. 