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Electromyography of the oral stage of swallowing in man

Electromyography of the oral stage of swallowing in man The geniohyoid, anterior belly of digastric, mylohyoid, and genioglossus muscles of 20 human subjects were studied electromyographically to determine the temporal relationships of their activities during the act of swallowing. Although the firing order of the four muscles varied within the same subject, the best estimate of the “true” firing sequence was established for each of the 18 subjects who provided statistically significant data. However, no definite universal pattern could be established for the four muscles because there was great inter‐subject variability in both the duration and the sequence of activity. Therefore, at least with respect to these four muscles, each individual has his own swallowing pattern, but different people may swallow quite differently. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Anatomy Wiley

Electromyography of the oral stage of swallowing in man

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1972 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0002-9106
eISSN
1553-0795
DOI
10.1002/aja.1001330307
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Abstract

The geniohyoid, anterior belly of digastric, mylohyoid, and genioglossus muscles of 20 human subjects were studied electromyographically to determine the temporal relationships of their activities during the act of swallowing. Although the firing order of the four muscles varied within the same subject, the best estimate of the “true” firing sequence was established for each of the 18 subjects who provided statistically significant data. However, no definite universal pattern could be established for the four muscles because there was great inter‐subject variability in both the duration and the sequence of activity. Therefore, at least with respect to these four muscles, each individual has his own swallowing pattern, but different people may swallow quite differently.

Journal

American Journal of AnatomyWiley

Published: Mar 1, 1972

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