mesothoracic pleurosternal muscle FBbt_00058914
mesothoracic pleurosternal muscle
ID: FBbt_00058914
Adult Muscle
Indirect flight control muscle that is involved in generating tension in the thorax, controlling wing beat frequency (Dickinson and Tu, 1997. There are two of these muscles on each side and they originate on the mesofurca and insert on the ventral surface of the prealar apophysis (Dickinson and Tu, 1997. (Dickinson and Tu, 1997, Miyan and Ewing, 1985)
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Relationships
- attached to: mesothoracic sternal apodeme, prealar apophysis
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| furcoentopleural muscle | exact synonym | Miyan and Ewing, 1984 |