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| العنوان: |
Anatomy, histology, and ontogeny of the sesamoid cartilage in the jaw muscles of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) [abstract] |
| المؤلفون: |
Tsai, Henry P. |
| المساهمون: |
Holliday, Casey M., Health Sciences Research Day (2010 : University of Missouri), University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine |
| سنة النشر: |
2010 |
| المجموعة: |
University of Missouri: MOspace |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
crocodilia, jaw morphology, Ontogeny, Veterinary histology, Anatomy, Sesamoid bones, American alligator, Jaws -- Muscles |
| الوصف: |
The cartilago transiliens is a characteristic cartilaginous nodule inside crocodilian jaw muscles. Encased by a fibrous sheath, the cartilago transiliens lies between the pterygoid buttress and the mandible, providing attachment sites for m. pseudotemporalis superficialis dorsally, and m. intramandibularis, ventrally. Previous research showed that the cartilago transiliens functions as a jaw-locking mechanism and bears sesamoid-like features, rather than those of a novel structure. Fibrocartilages often form inside portions of tendons that wrap around bone. These organized, incompressible sesamoid tissues prevent tendon flattening, increase mechanical advantage, and tend to ossify in mammals and reptile limbs, but not in most other instances. Here we investigate the gross anatomy and microstructure of the cartilago transiliens in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: |
1 page |
| اللغة: |
English |
| Relation: |
University of Missouri--Columbia. Health Sciences Research Day; http://hdl.handle.net/10355/9156 |
| الاتاحة: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10355/9156 |
| Rights: |
OpenAccess. ; This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.952DAAA0 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |