FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term proboscis muscle 12 dorsal ID (Ontology) FBbt:00058800 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition 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).[ FlyBase:FBrf0007734 FlyBase:FBrf0007735 FlyBase:FBrf0193310 FlyBase:FBrf0206709 FlyBase:FBrf0246028 ]
Also Known As "proboscis muscle 11-3" ; "proboscis muscle m12D"
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proboscis muscle
 |__rostrum muscle____
adult pharynx muscle  |
 |__cibarial muscle___|
                      proboscis muscle 12 dorsal  3 rec.
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