ISSN:
0003-276X
Keywords:
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
This investigation was designed to obtain more anatomical information about the neuromuscular mechanism of the jaw movement by a comparative study of the insectivores. The muscle spindle distribution in the masticatory muscles of Temminck's mole showed a strong similarity to that of the Japanese shrew-mole. Muscle spindles counted were 174 in number in a restricted area of the jaw-closing muscles, 92 in the horizontal and 39 in the vertical portion of the temporalis muscle, 18 in the medial pterygoid muscle and 25 in the profound portion of the masseter muscle. The lateral pterygoid muscle, and the jaw-openers, contained no spindles.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.1091790308
