Difference between revisions of "protractor muscles"
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|label=protractor muscles | |label=protractor muscles | ||
| − | |definition=1. A contractile muscle that functions to [[extend]] an organ. | + | |definition=1. A [[contractile]] muscle that functions to [[extend]] an organ. |
| − | 2. (NEMATA) Muscles attached to the [[stylet knobs]] or base and anteriorly to the [[body wall]] or head skeleton. | + | 2. (NEMATA) Muscles attached to the [[stylet knobs]] or [[base]] and anteriorly to the [[body wall]] or [[head]] [[skeleton]]. |
| − | 3. ([[Sipuncula]]) In [[adult]] Xenosiphon and some larval forms, an extra pair of muscles attached to the [[introvert]] near the [[brain]] and to the body wall of the [[trunk]] anteriorly. | + | 3. ([[Sipuncula]]) In [[adult]] Xenosiphon and some [[larval]] forms, an extra pair of muscles attached to the [[introvert]] near the [[brain]] and to the body wall of the [[trunk]] anteriorly. |
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 13 September 2013
protractor muscles: 1. A contractile muscle that functions to extend an organ.2. (NEMATA) Muscles attached to the stylet knobs or base and anteriorly to the body wall or head skeleton.
3. (Sipuncula) In adult Xenosiphon and some larval forms, an extra pair of muscles attached to the introvert near the brain and to the body wall of the trunk anteriorly.
