Evolutionary approach of masticatory motor patterns in mammals

WA Weijs - Biomechanics of feeding in vertebrates, 1994 - Springer
The diversity of mammalian masticatory systems has attracted considerable attention for a
long time. In the first half of this century, numerous descriptive studies appeared, including …

A three-dimensional mathematical model of the human masticatory system predicting maximum possible bite forces

JH Koolstra, T Van Eijden, WA Weijs, M Naeije - Journal of biomechanics, 1988 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional mathematical model of the human masticatory system, containing 16
muscle forces and two joint reaction forces, is described. The model allows simulation of static …

A mathematical model of the patellofemoral joint

T Van Eijden, E Kouwenhoven, J Verburg… - Journal of …, 1986 - Elsevier
A mathematical model of the patellofemoral joint taking into account movements and forces
in the sagittal plane is described. The system parameters of the model are the locations of …

Electromyographic activity of the human masticatory muscles during submaximal clenching in the inter‐cuspal position

M Naeije, RS McCarroll… - Journal of oral …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
The activity patterns of the masseter and the anterior temporal muscles were studied in
twenty‐one healthy male subjects while clenching at 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50% of the maximum …

Correlations between the cross‐sectional area of the jaw muscles and craniofacial size and shape

WA Weijs, B Hillen - American journal of physical Anthropology, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
In adult human subjects, the correlations were determined between the cross‐sectional areas
of the jaw muscles (measured in CT scans) and a number of facial angles and dimensions …

Relationships between masticatory muscle cross-section and skull shape

WA Weijs, B Hillen - Journal of Dental Research, 1984 - journals.sagepub.com
Cross-sectional areas of the masseter, temporalis and medial, and lateral pterygoid muscles
were determined in 16 subjects by means of computer tomography. In each subject three …

Electromyography and mechanics of mastication in the albino rat

WA Weijs, R Dantuma - Journal of Morphology, 1975 - Wiley Online Library
The masticatory apparatus in the albino rat was studied by means of electromyography and
subsequent estimation of muscular forces. The activity patterns of the trigeminal and …

Relationship between the physiological cross-section of the human jaw muscles and their cross-sectional area in computer tomograms

WA Weijs, B Hillen - Cells Tissues Organs, 1984 - karger.com
Physiological cross-section (PCS) and cross-sectional area in computer tomograms made
at right angles to the mean fibre direction were compared in the masseter, temporalis and …

The functional anatomy of the shoulder in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

PA Jenkins, WA Weijs - Journal of Zoology, 1979 - Wiley Online Library
The activity of 14 shoulder muscles and the excursions of the shoulder girdle and forelimbs
were studied by simultaneous electromyography and cineradiography in nine opossums (…

Comparison of jaw-muscle bite-force cross-sections obtained by means of magnetic resonance imaging and high-resolution CT scanning

PH Van Spronsen, WA Weijs, J Valk… - Journal of Dental …, 1989 - journals.sagepub.com
Cross-sectional areas of the jaw muscles were determined by means of magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) in 12 healthy adult male subjects. These findings were compared with the …