THE ANSA CERVICALIS AND THE INFRAHYOID MUSCLES OF THE RAT .1. ANATOMY-DISTRIBUTION, NUMBER AND DIAMETER OF FIBER TYPES MOTOR UNITS
THE ANSA CERVICALIS AND THE INFRAHYOID MUSCLES OF THE RAT .1. ANATOMY-DISTRIBUTION, NUMBER AND DIAMETER OF FIBER TYPES MOTOR UNITS
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00299254
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
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ZENKER, W
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MUNTENER, M;GOTTSCHALL, J;ZENKER, W
The topographical anatomy of the ansa cervicalis and the infrahyoid muscles (sternohyoid, sternothyroid, omohyoid) as well as the qualitative and quantitative muscle fiber composition have been studied in the rat.The ansa consists of a superior and an inferior radix receiving fibers from the hypoglossal nerve and from C 1–3, respectively. Two main branches, a horizontal one, leaving the superior radix and a descending one, leaving the vertex were found constantly, while the smaller branches exhibit a considerable variability.The sternohyoid muscle is built up of a superior and an inferior belly The tendinous intersection serves as origin for the sternothyroid muscle. The different fiber types are evenly distributed in the sternohyoid (both bellies), the sternothyroid, and the omohyoid muscle (lacking type I (β) fibers).The sternohyoid muscle displays a small number of fibers classified as type I fibers which are regularly found in the inferior but only sporadically in the superior belly. These muscle fibers probably do not belong to a single motor unit.In contrast to the type IIA (α) and the type I fibers the type IIB (αβ) fibers display a considerably varying diameter. Muscle spindles were regularly found in the infrahyoid muscles, the sternothyroid muscle containing proportionally the greatest number of spindles.The mean size of the motor units ranges from 77 to 86 in the different muscles.