Talk:2009 Lecture 14
Background Reading
- Amniote somite derivatives. Christ B, Huang R, Scaal M. Dev Dyn. 2007 Sep;236(9):2382-96. Review. PMID: 17557304
- excellent recent review from expert in the field.
- TABLE 3. Contributions of Individual Somites to Brachial Muscles (chicken)
TABLE 3. Contributions of Individual Somites to Brachial Muscles (chicken)
Muscle Somites 16 17 18 19 20 21 (contributing)
Dorsal group of the forearm
M. extensor medius longus � � � �17-21
M. extensor indicis longus � � � �16-19
M. extensor metacarpi radialis � � �16-18
M. extensor digitorum communis � � �17-19
M. anconeus � � � �18-21
M. extensor metacarpi ulnaris � � �18-20
Ventral group of the forearm
M. ulnimetacarpalis ventralis � � � � � �16-21
M. flexor digitorum profundus � � � �17-20
M. flexor digitorum superficialis � � �18-20
M. flexor carpi ulnaris � � � � �17-21
M. pronator profundus � � �17-19
M. pronator superficialis � � �17-19
Dorsal group of the hand
M. extensor indicis brevis/M. abductor indicis � � � � 16-20 �
M. extensor medius brevis � � � � �17-21
M. interosseus dorsalis � � � � �17-21
Ventral group of the hand
M. flexor indicis/M. abductor indicis � � � � �17-21
M. abductor medius � � � � �17-21
M. interosseus palmaris � � � � �17-21
M. flexor digiti IV/M. ulnimetacarpalis dorsalis � � � �16-21
Table adopted from: Participation of individual brachial somites in skeletal muscles of the avian distal wing. Zhi Q, Huang R, Christ B, Brand-Saberi B. Anat Embryol (Berl). 1996 Oct;194(4):327-39. PMID: 8896696
