somatic musculature

From ZooTerms (Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology)
Revision as of 23:29, 13 September 2013 by Andreas Plank (Talk | contribs) (1 revision: import_multi-definitions.)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search
« solute | somatic setae »
somatic musculature: 1. Muscles of the body.

2. (NEMATA) Longitudinally oriented muscle cells, usually spindleshaped, containing a noncontractile portion and a contractile portion that control body movement.

Retrieved from "https://species-id.net/zt/index.php?title=somatic_musculature&oldid=62261"