Chapters

14.0 Learning aims, what you already should know, introduction, delving deeper

• Learning aims
  
• What you already should know
  
• Introduction
• Delving deeper

14.1 The origin of muscle tissue

• Genesis of the middle germinal layer (mesoderm)
  
• Differentiation of the mesoderm layer into muscle tissue

14.2 Histogenesis

• Histogenesis as exemplified by striated musculature
  
• From premyoblasts to the myotubes
  
• The neuromuscular junction
  
• Adult musculature and its structures
  

14.3 Skeletal musculature

• Origin of the skeletal musculature
  
• Differentiation of the somites
  
• Musculature of the limbs
  
• Autochtonous back musculature
  
• Muscles of the ventrolateral thorax and abdominal wall, diaphragm
  
• Muscles of the pharyngeal arches
  
• Musculature of the tongue
  
• External eye musculature
  

14.4 Cardiac musculature

• Early development of the cardiac musculature
  
• Histological aspects
  

14.5 Smooth musculature

• Origin of the smooth musculature
  
• Histological aspects
  
• The internal eye muscles

14.6 Regeneration

• Regeneration processes of the musculature

14.7 Abnormal muscle development

• Congenital diaphragmal hernia (CDH)
  
• Omphalocele
  
• The prune-belly syndrome
  
• Myotonic dystrophy
  
• Congenital torticollis
  
• Further rare diseases

14.8 Quiz

• Test your knowledge

14.9 Brief summary

• Summarized

14.10 Bibliography

• References