innervation (redirected from Reciprocal innervation)

innervation /in·ner·va·tion/ (in″er-va´shun)

1. the distribution or supply of nerves to a part.

2. the supply of nervous energy or of nerve stimulation sent to a part.inner´vatory

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in·ner·va·tion (nr-vshn)

n.

1. The arrangement or distribution of nerves to an organ or body part.

2. The amount or degree of stimulation of a muscle or organ by nerves.

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inner·vation·al (-sh-nl) adj.

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innervation

[in′ərvā′shən]

Etymology: L, in, within, nervus, nerve

the distribution or supply of nerve fibers or nerve impulses to a body part. innervate, v.

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innervation (i·nr·vāˑ·shn),

n the process of distributing or supplying nerves to a specific region of the body.

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innervation (in´urvā´shn),

n the distribution or supply of nerves to a part.

innervation, reciprocal,

n the simultaneous excitation of one muscle with the inhibition of its antagonist. Rhythmic chewing is achieved efficiently when the masticatory muscles are reciprocally innervated, permitting alternate elevation and depression of the mandible in a smooth, coordinated sequence of actions.

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innervation

1. the distribution or supply of nerves to a part.

2. the supply of nervous energy or of nerve stimulation sent to a part.

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reciprocal innervation

the innervation of antagonistic muscles such that when one muscle is excited its antagonist is inhibited.