flight control muscle [FBbt_00052767]
Flight muscle involved in fine control of flight movement (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). There are 18 of these muscles on each side, including all direct flight muscles and a small number of indirect flight muscles (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). They contract synchronously with motor neuron impulses (Dickinson and Tu, 1997).
flight control muscle
ID: FBbt_00052767
Adult Muscle
Flight muscle involved in fine control of flight movement (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). There are 18 of these muscles on each side, including all direct flight muscles and a small number of indirect flight muscles (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). They contract synchronously with motor neuron impulses (Dickinson and Tu, 1997).
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| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| synchronous flight muscle | exact synonym | Dickinson and Tu, 1997 |
Parts of flight control muscle (25 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| mesothoracic pleurosternal muscle cell | Adult, Muscle | |
| muscle cell of mesothoracic pleurosternal muscle 59 | Adult, Muscle | |
| muscle cell of mesothoracic pleurosternal muscle 60 | Adult, Muscle | |
| muscle cell of wing axillary muscle I2 | Adult, Muscle | |
| muscle cell of wing posterior axillary muscle III | Adult, Muscle |
Subclasses of flight control muscle (24 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| tergopleural muscle 1 | Adult, Muscle | |
| tergopleural muscle 2 | Adult, Muscle | |
| wing axillary muscle III3 | Adult, Muscle | |
| wing axillary muscle III4 | Adult, Muscle | |
| wing axillary muscle hg1 | Adult, Muscle |
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