RT Journal Article
T1 Embryonic anastomosis between hypoglossal nerves
A1 Rodríguez Vázquez, José Francisco
A1 Mérida Velasco, José Ramón
A1 Verdugo López, Samuel
A1 Sanz Casado, José Vicente
A1 Jiménez Collado, Juan
AB This article presents two cases of anastomosis of hypoglossal nerves in the suprahyoid region in human embryos of CR length 10.75 and 17.5 mm. This variation was studied in two human specimens at this stage of development and compared with the normal arrangement of the hypoglossal nerves in embryos at the same stage. The anastomotic branches were of similar caliber to the main trunks. In both cases the anastomosis was located dorsal to the origin of the geniohyoid muscles and caudal to the genioglossus muscles, lying transversally over the cranial face of the body of the hyoid bone anlage. The anastomosis formed a suprahyoid nerve chiasm on the midline in the embryo of 10.75 mm CR length.
PB Springer
SN 1447-073X
YR 2009
FD 2009
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97545
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97545
LA eng
NO Rodríguez-Vázquez JF, Mérida-Velasco JR, Verdugo-López S, Sanz-Casado JV, Jiménez-Collado J. Embryonic anastomosis between hypoglossal nerves. Anatomical Science International. 2009 Dec;84(4):293-7.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 jul 2025