Hip Anatomy and Ontogeny of Lower Limb Musculature in Three Species of Nonhuman Primates
Joint Authors
Smith, Timothy D.
Shanafelt, Colleen
Kehrer, Matthew B.
Searight, Katherine J.
Stump, Madeliene Atzeva
Graham, Eric
Baker, Jeremy J.
Source
Anatomy Research International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The hip region is examined to determine what aspects of musculoskeletal anatomy are precociously developed in primate species with highly specialized modes of locomotion.
Muscles of the hind limb were removed and weighed in each specimen, and the hip joint of selected specimens was studied in stained serial sections.
No perinatal differences among species are evident, but in adults, the hip joint of Galago moholi (a leaping specialist) appears to have proportionally thick articular cartilage (relative to the subchondral plate) compared to two species of cheirogaleids.
Muscle mass distribution in the hind limbs confirms previous observations that the quadriceps femoris muscle is especially large in Galago (in percent mass of the entire hind limb), while the hip region is smaller compared to the more quadrupedal cheirogaleids.
Across age groups, the species with the least specialized locomotion as adults, Cheirogaleus medius, shows little or no change in proximal to distal percentage distribution of muscle mass.
Galago has a larger percentage mass gain in the thigh.
We suggest that muscle mass gain to specific limb segments may be a critical milestone for primates with extremely specialized modes of locomotion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Baker, Jeremy J.& Searight, Katherine J.& Stump, Madeliene Atzeva& Kehrer, Matthew B.& Shanafelt, Colleen& Graham, Eric…[et al.]. 2011. Hip Anatomy and Ontogeny of Lower Limb Musculature in Three Species of Nonhuman Primates. Anatomy Research International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Baker, Jeremy J.…[et al.]. Hip Anatomy and Ontogeny of Lower Limb Musculature in Three Species of Nonhuman Primates. Anatomy Research International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Baker, Jeremy J.& Searight, Katherine J.& Stump, Madeliene Atzeva& Kehrer, Matthew B.& Shanafelt, Colleen& Graham, Eric…[et al.]. Hip Anatomy and Ontogeny of Lower Limb Musculature in Three Species of Nonhuman Primates. Anatomy Research International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-482453
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-482453