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Term dorsal pharyngeal muscle ID (Ontology) FBbt:00058320 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Vertically oriented muscle of the larva that inserts into the dorsal arm of the cephalopharyngeal skeleton (Jurgens et al., 1986). Contraction of the cibarial dilator muscles increases the volume of the pharynx (Jurgens et al., 1986).[ FlyBase:FBrf0045366 FlyBase:FBrf0089570 FlyBase:FBrf0240975 ]
Also Known As"DPM" ; "larval CDM" ; "larval cibarial dilator muscle"
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larval head____________
larval somatic muscle__|
                       pharyngeal muscle
                        |__dorsal pharyngeal muscle  472 rec.
                            |__dorsal pharyngeal muscle cell 471 rec.
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