proboscis muscle 2 dorsal FBbt_00058788
proboscis muscle 2 dorsal
ID: FBbt_00058788
Adult Muscle
Muscle with its origin in the posterior wall of the head and an insertion site in the posterior cuticle of the rostrum, near the posterior end of the apodeme of the rostrum, similar to muscles 1 and 2 ventral (McKellar et al., 2020. As the three of these contract, they pull the rostrum back into the head cavity (McKellar et al., 2020. It is synapsed by the proboscis muscle 2 dorsal motor neuron (McKellar et al., 2020. (Hartenstein, 2006, McKellar et al., 2020, Miller, 1950)
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Relationships
- attached to part of: adult head capsule, rostrum
- receives synaptic input from neuron: proboscis muscle 2 dorsal motor neuron
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| proboscis muscle 2 | narrow synonym | Miller, 1950 |
| proboscis muscle m2D | exact synonym | McKellar et al., 2020 |
| proboscis muscle 2-1 | exact synonym | McKellar et al., 2020, Schwarz et al., 2017 |
| maxillary retractor muscle | exact synonym | Miller, 1950 |
| accessory retractor of rostrum | related synonym |
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Image files aligned to proboscis muscle 2 dorsal on Adult Head (McKellar2020):