Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
Online ISSN : 1347-7439
Print ISSN : 0916-7250
ISSN-L : 0916-7250
Anatomy
Dimensions of the Foot Muscles in the Lowland Gorilla
Motoharu OISHINaomichi OGIHARAHideki ENDOTeruyuki KOMIYAShin-ichiro KAWADATae TOMIYAMAYosuke SUGIURANobutsune ICHIHARAMasao ASARI
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2009 Volume 71 Issue 6 Pages 821-824

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We dissected the hindlimb of a female western lowland gorilla and determined the muscle dimensions (mass, fascicle length, and physiological cross-sectional area: PCSA). Comparisons of the muscle parameters of the measured gorilla with corresponding reported human data demonstrated that the triceps surae muscles were larger and had more capacity to generate force than the other muscle groups in both species, but this tendency was more prominent in the human, probably as an adaptation to strong toe-off during bipedal walking. On the other hand, PCSAs of the extrinsic pedal digital flexors and digiti minimi muscles were larger in the western lowland gorilla, suggesting that the foot, particularly the fifth toe, has a relatively high grasping capability in the lowland gorilla.

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