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mx id: 1510 | OBO id: HAO:0000377 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000377
premento-glossal muscle synonyms: glossal flexor
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Definition:
The labial muscle that arises on the ventral part of the prementum, laterally to the ventral premento-salivarial muscle and inserts on the anterior glossal plate.
written by: Vilhelmsen, L., and I. Miko. 2010. Curators/Head..

Relationships / properties:
The premento-glossal muscle is a labial muscle.
The premento-glossal muscle is part of the head. The premento-glossal muscle is part of the multi-cellular organism.
When present, the premento-glossal muscle is attached to the anterior glossal sclerite. When present, the premento-glossal muscle is attached to the cuticle. When present, the premento-glossal muscle is attached to the prementum.

Label usage (sensu)
premento-glossal muscle by Vilhelmsen, L. 2010. Curator..
glossal flexor by Vilhelmsen, L. 1996. The preoral cavity of lower Hymenoptera (Insecta): comparative morphology and phylogenetic significance. Zoologica Scripta 25:143-170.
glossal flexor by Vilhelmsen, L. 2010. Curator..
Comments and tags
alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
The glossal flexors arise on the ventral part of the prementum, laterally to the ventral salivarial dilatators; they insert on the anterior glossal sclerites.
  Reference: Vilhelmsen, L. 1996. The preoral cavity of lower Hymenoptera (Insecta): comparative morphology and phylogenetic significance. Zoologica Scripta 25:143-170.
  Cross reference: None provided.


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