prosternal sense organ [FBbt_00007655]
A sense organ located in a pit in the anterior wall of the thorax - immediately under the neck. It consists of a plate of sensory hairs whose innervating neurons have their cell bodies in a small ganglion behind the organ and project through the prosternal nerve to the prothoracic neuromere.
prosternal sense organ
ID: FBbt_00007655
Adult Nervous system Sense organ
A sense organ located in a pit in the anterior wall of the thorax - immediately under the neck. It consists of a plate of sensory hairs whose innervating neurons have their cell bodies in a small ganglion behind the organ and project through the prosternal nerve to the prothoracic neuromere.
See figure 24 of FBrf0007196 == Power, 1948.
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- is part of: adult external prothorax
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| neck hair plate | exact synonym | doi_10_7554_eLife_97766_1 |
| PSO | exact synonym | Power, 1948 |
| neck hair plate | exact synonym |
Neurons with some part in prosternal sense organ (1 total)
| Thumbnail | Name | Tags |
|---|---|---|
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adult prosternal sense organ neuron | Adult, Mechanosensory_system, Nervous_system, Proprioceptive_system, Sensory_neuron |
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