Morphological studies for retrusive movement of the human adult tongue

Hideto Saigusa; Kazuo Yamashita; Kumiko Tanuma; Makoto Saigusa; Seiji Niimi

doi:10.1002/ca.10156

journal article Jan 01, 2004

Morphological studies for retrusive movement of the human adult tongue

Hideto Saigusa Kazuo Yamashita Kumiko Tanuma Makoto Saigusa Seiji Niimi

Clinical Anatomy Vol. 17 No. 2 pp. 93-98 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractThis study identified the anatomical and close functional relationship between the transverse lingual and superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. Two en bloc samples (including the tongue and mid‐pharyngeal wall) and four whole tongues were obtained from adult human cadavers. We found that fibers of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle connected with fibers of the transverse lingual muscle, forming a ring of muscle at the base of the tongue. The average diameters of the transverse muscle fibers increased in size gradually as they approached the base of the tongue. Distribution of the muscle spindles in the transverse lingual muscle and the genioglossus muscle also increased as they reached posteriorly near the base of the tongue. These findings suggest that a ring of muscle formed by the postero‐inferior portion of the transverse lingual muscle and the superior pharyngeal constrictor may be largely responsible for the retrusive movement of the tongue and the constrictive movement of the pharyngeal cavity as an antagonist of the genioglossus muscle. Clin. Anat. 17:93–98, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Published: Jan 01, 2004
Vol/Issue: 17(2)
Pages: 93-98
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Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-7-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan

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Hideto Saigusa, Kazuo Yamashita, Kumiko Tanuma, et al. (2004). Morphological studies for retrusive movement of the human adult tongue. Clinical Anatomy, 17(2), 93-98. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.10156

Morphological studies for retrusive movement of the human adult tongue

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