flight power muscle [FBbt_00052766]

Flight muscle that provides the power for flight (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). There are two sets of these muscles, dorsal longitudinal and dorsal ventral, and they are all indirect flight muscles (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). They activate asynchronously from motor neuron impulses, with contractions initiated by their stretching (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). Neural input maintains a tonic level of calcium, rather than directly stimulating contractions (Dickinson and Tu, 1997).
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flight power muscle

ID: FBbt_00052766

Adult Muscle

Flight muscle that provides the power for flight (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). There are two sets of these muscles, dorsal longitudinal and dorsal ventral, and they are all indirect flight muscles (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). They activate asynchronously from motor neuron impulses, with contractions initiated by their stretching (Dickinson and Tu, 1997). Neural input maintains a tonic level of calcium, rather than directly stimulating contractions (Dickinson and Tu, 1997).

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## Classification

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Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
asynchronous flight muscle exact synonym Dickinson and Tu, 1997

Parts of flight power muscle (19 total)

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dorsal longitudinal indirect flight muscle cell Adult, Muscle
muscle cell of dorsal longitudinal indirect flight muscle 45b Adult, Muscle
muscle cell of tergosternal muscle 47a Adult, Muscle
muscle cell of tergosternal muscle 47c Adult, Muscle
tergosternal muscle cell Adult, Muscle

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Subclasses of flight power muscle (18 total)

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coxal tergal remotor muscle 48a Adult, Muscle
dorsal longitudinal indirect flight muscle 45d Adult, Muscle
lateral oblique dorsal muscle 46a Adult, Muscle
lateral oblique dorsal muscle 46b Adult, Muscle
lateral oblique dorsal muscle Adult, Muscle

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