fasciculates with capable of part of has synaptic IO in region sends synaptic output to cell mesothoracic tergotrochanter muscle cell adult posterior dorsal mesothoracic nerve indirect flight muscle motor neuron mesothoracic tergotrochanter muscle motor neuron 2010-01-06T06:53:45Z tt_MN tergal depressor of trochanter muscle motor neuron tergotrochanteral muscle motor neuron tt MN TDTmn Motor neuron that innervates the mesothoracic extracoxal trochanter depressor muscle 66 (tergotrochanteral muscle), ipsilaterally (Baird et al., 1993; Ehrhardt et al., 2023). Its large cell body is located laterally in the posterior ventral accessory mesothoracic neuromere (Baird et al., 1993; Phelan et al., 1996). Within the ventral nerve cord, it forms two main branches, one that extends medially, then anteromedially, reaching the midline and another that extends posteriorly (Baird et al., 1993). It is electrically synapsed to the giant fiber neuron, which it contacts via its medial branch, and it functions in jump response escape behavior (Baird et al., 1993; Phelan et al., 1996). Its axon exits the ventral nerve cord via the posterior dorsal mesothoracic nerve (Baird et al., 1993). In the male, it plays a role in pulse song generation (O'Sullivan et al., 2018). tt_MN VFB:FBbt_00007406 TTMn fly_anatomy.ontology FBbt:00007406 mesothoracic leg muscle motor neuron flight control muscle motor neuron mesothoracic extracoxal trochanter depressor muscle motor neuron adult mesothoracic neuromere jump response