Aponeurosis linguae—Myocutaneous or myotendinous junctions of skeletal muscle fibres in the human tongue?. Issue 1 (8th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: May, Christian Albrecht
• Is Part Of: Journal of anatomy. Volume 241:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 168
• Page End: 172
• Publication Date: 2022-02-08
• Subjects: insertion -- skin -- striated muscle -- tongue; Anatomy -- Periodicals; 571.3
• DOI: 10.1111/joa.13637
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8782

Abstract

Abstract: The morphology of the more superficial tissue of the human tongue was investigated and discussed with the clinical appearance of fissures. Three regions could be distinguished according to the presence and shape of the aponeurosis linguae: the central region showed a thick aponeurotic plate with myotendinous muscle fibre insertions. The lateral region showed still an aponeurosis linguae but of reduced thickness and without muscle insertions. The edge‐wise and lower region showed no aponeurosis linguae but a fatty subcutis and myocutaneous muscle fibre insertions lacking specific molecules of myotendinous junctions. This system of partially developed exoskeleton seems to underlie but not to be involved in tongue fissures, which are more superficial within the epidermis and dermis. Abstract : The superficial tissue of the human tongue shows three distinct regions: 1. As seen in the figure, the central region shows a thick aponeurosis linguae and myo‐tendinous insertions of the muscle fibers. 2. The lateral region showed a reduced aponeurosis and no muscle insertions. 3. The edge‐wise and lower region showed no aponeurosis but myo‐cutaneous junctions.