proboscis muscle 12 dorsal FBbt_00058800
proboscis muscle 12 dorsal
ID: FBbt_00058800
Adult Muscle
Cibarial dilator muscle that originates in the clypeus and connects to the expanded ventral portion of the anterior cibarial plate (roof of the cibarium) (Miller, 1950. It is located in a relatively ventral (distal) position compared to other cibarial muscles, with which it functions in cibarial pumping. It is synapsed by the proboscis muscle 12 dorsal motor neuron (McKellar et al., 2020. (Miller, 1950, Ferris, 1950, Hartenstein, 2006, Gordon and Scott, 2009)
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Relationships
- attached to: anterior plate of cibarium, clypeus
- is part of: rostrum
- receives synaptic input from neuron: proboscis muscle 12 dorsal motor neuron
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| cibarial muscle 12 | narrow synonym | Ferris, 1950 |
| proboscis muscle m12D | exact synonym | McKellar et al., 2020 |
| proboscis muscle 11-3 | exact synonym | McKellar et al., 2020, Schwarz et al., 2017 |
| proboscis muscle 12-2 | related synonym | McKellar et al., 2020, Flood et al., 2013 |
| cibarial dilator muscle 12 | narrow synonym |
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Image files aligned to proboscis muscle 12 dorsal on Adult Head (McKellar2020):