medulla [FBbt_00003748]

medulla

ID: FBbt_00003748

Adult Nervous system Synaptic neuropil domain Visual system

The second optic neuropil, sandwiched between the lamina and the lobula complex. It is divided into 10 layers: 1-6 make up the outer (distal) medulla, the seventh (or serpentine) layer exhibits a distinct architecture and layers 8-10 make up the inner (proximal) medulla (Ito et al., 2014).

Nern et al. (2025) - FBrf0262545 say distal is M1-5 and M6-7 is central medulla.

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• anterior ectoderm derivative
• synaptic neuropil domain

Relationships

• develops from: medulla anlage
• is part of: adult optic lobe

Alternative Names

List all available images of medulla (4 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	ME on JRC2018Unisex adult brain	Nervous_system, Adult, Visual_system, Synaptic_neuropil_domain
	ME(R) on JRC_FlyEM_Hemibrain	Nervous_system, Adult, Visual_system, Synaptic_neuropil_domain
	medulla on adult brain template Ito2014	Nervous_system, Visual_system, Adult, Synaptic_neuropil_domain
	medulla on adult brain template JFRC2	Nervous_system, Visual_system, Adult, Synaptic_neuropil_domain

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Neurons with some part in medulla (471 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	MeVP3	Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system
	Rh3TmY	Adult, Glutamatergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system
	Rh5TmY	Adult, Glutamatergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system
	medulla tangential neuron vGATMtnew	Adult, GABAergic, Nervous_system
	transmedullary neuron vGATTmnew	Adult, GABAergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system

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Neurons with synaptic terminals in medulla (464 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	MeVP3	Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system
	Rh3TmY	Adult, Glutamatergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system
	Rh5TmY	Adult, Glutamatergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system
	medulla tangential neuron vGATMtnew	Adult, GABAergic, Nervous_system
	transmedullary neuron vGATTmnew	Adult, GABAergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system

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Neurons with presynaptic terminals in medulla (262 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	MeVP3	Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system
	Tm1	Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system, secondary_neuron
	Tm20	Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system, secondary_neuron
	Tm3	Adult, Cholinergic, GABAergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system, secondary_neuron
	Tm3b	Adult, Nervous_system, Neuron, Visual_system

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Neurons with postsynaptic terminals in medulla (333 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	MC63	Adult, Nervous_system, Neuron, Visual_system
	ML1	Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system
	MeVP3	Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system
	T4	Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, Visual_system, secondary_neuron
	medulla columnar neuron VPN-MB2	Adult, Nervous_system, Neuron, Visual_system

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Parts of medulla (28 total)

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Tracts/nerves innervating medulla (3 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	first optic chiasma	Adult, Nervous_system, Neuron_projection_bundle, Visual_system
	posterior optic commissure	Adult, Nervous_system, Neuron_projection_bundle
	second optic chiasma	Adult, Nervous_system, Neuron_projection_bundle, Visual_system

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Lineage clones found in medulla (7 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	adult DM1 lineage clone	Adult, Clone, lineage_DPMm1
	adult DM6 lineage clone	Adult, Clone, lineage_CM3
	adult LALv1 lineage clone	Adult, Clone, lineage_BAmv1
	adult VESa2 lineage clone	Adult, Clone, lineage_BAlp1
	adult VPNl&d1 lineage clone	Adult, Clone

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Images of neurons with some part in medulla (182679 total)

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Expression patterns overlapping medulla (2346 total)

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Transgene expression in medulla (2338 total)

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