Insertion of the Superior Head of the Lateral Pterigoid Muscle in the Human Fetuses

dc.creator	Altruda Filho,Luiz
dc.creator	Alves,Nilton
dc.date	2006-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-25T12:34:25Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-25T12:34:25Z
dc.identifier	https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022006000500021
dc.identifier.uri	http://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/59517
dc.description	The lateral pterygoid muscle, more specifically its superior head, as we know, is closely related to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Particularly in children, in contrast with what was observed in adults, these joints have been rarely studied, by the anatomic functional aspect, little knowing about its functions in the embryonic and fetal periods. We used, in this work, 12 fetuses ranging in age from 16 to 39 weeks of intrauterine life, where we observed that the superior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle is inserted in the disc and in the articular capsule, in all age groups studied, and also, that the fibers and the thickness of the articular disc is, as well as the articular capsule suffer modifications in accordance with the period of development
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dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
dc.relation	10.4067/S0717-95022006000500021
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source	International Journal of Morphology v.24 n.4 2006
dc.subject	Temporomandibular joint
dc.subject	Lateral pterygoid muscle
dc.subject	Temporomandibular joint disc
dc.title	Insertion of the Superior Head of the Lateral Pterigoid Muscle in the Human Fetuses