pm2R
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm7D
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm1DR
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm1R
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm1DL
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm1VL
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm1L
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm6D
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm7VR
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm6VL
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm6VR
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm7VL
Pharyngeal muscle cell
pm2VL
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm2DL
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus).
pm4L
Pharyngeal muscle cell nucleus
pm4VL
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm5L
Pharyngeal muscle cell nucleus
pm2DR
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm3DL
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm3L
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm4DL
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm5R
Pharyngeal muscle cell nucleus
pm2L
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm2VR
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm3VR
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm4DR
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm4R
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm5DL
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm5VL
Pharyngeal muscle cell nucleus
pm3DR
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm3R
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm3VL
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm4VR
Pharyngeal muscle cell (nucleus)
pm5DR
Pharyngeal muscle cell nucleus
pm5VR
Pharyngeal muscle cell nucleus
pm1
first layer pharyngeal muscle cell.
pm6
sixth pharyngeal muscle cell layer
pm4
fourth pharyngeal muscle cell layer
pm2
second layer pharyngeal muscle cell.
pm3
third pharyngeal muscle cell layer
pm5
fifth pharyngeal muscle cell layer
pm7
seventh pharyngeal muscle cell layer
pm4DL-pm4DR
pharyngeal muscle syncytium cell, layer four, dorsal.
pm8
eighth pharyngeal muscle cell layer (single cell)
pm2DL-pm2DR
pharyngeal muscle syncytium cell, layer two, dorsal.
pm3DL-pm3DR
pharyngeal muscle syncytium cell, layer three, dorsal.
pm5DL-pm5DR
pharyngeal muscle cell syncytium, layer five, dorsal.
pm1VR
Embryonic cell of pedigree ABarapaaapa, pharyngeal muscle cell.
pm2R-pm2VR
pharyngeal muscle syncytium cell, layer two, right subventral.
pm4L-pm4VL
pharyngeal muscle syncytium cell, layer four, left subventral.
pm4R-pm4VR
pharyngeal muscle syncytium cell, layer four, right subventral.
pm2L-pmVL
pharyngeal muscle syncytium cell, layer two, left subventral.
pm3R-pm3VR
pharyngeal muscle syncytium cell, layer three, right subventral.
pm5L-pm5VL
pharyngeal muscle cell syncytium, layer five, left subventral.
pm5R-pm5VR
pharyngeal muscle cell syncytium, layer five, right subventral.
pm3L-pm3VL
pharyngeal muscle syncytium cell, layer three, left subventral.
m2R
Pharyngeal motorneurons
m2L
Pharyngeal motorneurons
e3VR
Pharyngeal epithelial cells
mc1V
Pharyngeal marginal cell
mc3DR
Pharyngeal marginal cell
mc1DR
Pharyngeal marginal cell
mc2DR
Pharyngeal marginal cell
mc3V
Pharyngeal marginal cell
e1VR
Pharyngeal epithelial cells
e2DL
Pharyngeal epithelial cells
e3D
Pharyngeal epithelial cells
mc1DL
Pharyngeal marginal cell
mc2V
Pharyngeal marginal cell
e1VL
Pharyngeal epithelial cells
e2DR
Pharyngeal epithelial cells
e2V
Pharyngeal epithelial cells
m3R
Pharyngeal sensory-motorneurons
mc3DL
Pharyngeal marginal cell
e1D
Pharyngeal epithelial cells
e3VL
Pharyngeal epithelial cells
m3L
Pharyngeal sensory-motorneurons
mc2DL
Pharyngeal marginal cell
G1
Pharyngeal gland cell 1.
I2L
Pharyngeal interneurons, ant sensory.
I2R
Pharyngeal interneurons, ant sensory.
g2L
Pharyngeal gland cell 2L.
g2R
Pharyngeal gland cell 2R.
g1AL
Pharyngeal gland cell 1AL.
pharyngeal nervous system
The pharyngeal nervous system is composed of 20 pharyngeal neurons which lie completely within the pharynx.
G2
Pharyngeal gland cell 2.
marginal cell
a type of pharyngeal cell that connects basement membrane to the apices of triangle-shaped pharyngeal lumen.
NSML
Pharyngeal neurosecretory motorneuron, contain serotonin
e1
pharyngeal epithelial cell, type 1.
e3
pharyngeal epithelial cell, type 3.
e2
pharyngeal epithelial cell, type 2.
metacorpus
posterior segment of pharyngeal corpus.
NSMR
Pharyngeal neurosecretory motorneuron, contain serotonin
procorpus
anterior section of pharyngeal corpus.
I1 neuron
Neuron class of two pharyngeal interneuron.
I4 neuron
Neuron class of one pharyngeal interneuron.
M5 neuron
Neuron class of one pharyngeal motorneuron.
I2 neuron
Neuron class of two pharyngeal interneuron.
M1 neuron
Neuron class of one pharyngeal motorneuron.
M3 neuron
Neuron class of two pharyngeal motoneurons.
M4 neuron
Neuron class of one pharyngeal motorneuron.
MCL
Pharyngeal neurons that synapse onto marginal cells
I1R
Pharyngeal interneurons: ant sensory, input from RIP
I1L
Pharyngeal interneurons: ant sensory, input from RIP
M2 neuron
Neuron class of two pharyngeal motor neurons.
MCR
Pharyngeal neurons that synapse onto marginal cells
g1AR
Pharyngeal gland cell 1AR, before fusion into
g1ARP.
g1P
Pharyngeal gland cell 1P, before fusion into
g1ARP.
I5 neuron
Neuron class of one pharyngeal interneuron, posterior sensory.
I3 neuron
Neuron class of one pharyngeal interneuron, anterior sensory.
NSM
Neuron class of two pharyngeal neurosecretory-motor neurons.
I6 neuron
Neuron class of one pharyngeal interneuron, posterior sensory.
MI neuron
Neuron class of one pharyngeal motor neuron/interneuron.
ABaraappaaa
cell of lineage ABaraappaaa, normally becomes MI pharyngeal neuron.
M.vlpaapap
Vulval muscle 2, of lineage M.vlpaapap.
M.vlpaappp
Uterine muscle 2, of lineage M.vlpaappp.
M.vrpaaaaa
Uterine muscle 2, of lineage M.vrpaaaaa.
M.vrpaappa
Uterine muscle 1, of lineage M.vrpaappa.
M.vlpaapaa
Vulval muscle 1, of lineage M.vlpaapaa.
M.vrpaaaap
Uterine muscle 1, of lineage M.vrpaaaap.
M.vrpaaapa
Vulval muscle 2, of lineage M.vrpaaapa.
M.vrpaapaa
Vulval muscle 1, of lineage M.vrpaapaa.
M.vlpaaaaa
Uterine muscle 2, of lineage M.vlpaaaaa.
M.vlpaaapp
Vulval muscle 1, of lineage M.vlpaaapp.
M.vrpaaapp
Vulval muscle 1, of lineage M.vrpaaapp.
um1
Set one type of uterine muscle.
um2
Set two type of uterine muscle.
M.vlpaaaap
Uterine muscle 1, of lineage M.vlpaaaap.
M.vlpaaapa
Vulval muscle 2, of lineage M.vlpaaapa.
M.vrpaapap
Vulval muscle 2, of lineage M.vrpaapap.
M.vrpaappp
Uterine muscle 2, of lineage M.vrpaappp.
M.vlpaappa
Uterine muscle 1, of lineage M.vlpaappa.
vm1
Set one type of vulval muscle.
vm2
Set two type of vulval muscle.
head muscle
body wall muscle in the head, including first eight cells of each muscle quadrants which are innervated by nerve ring neurons.
muscle cell
Contractile cell that makes up muscle tissue.
SM2L.aap
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM2L.aap.
SM1L.paa
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1L.paa.
SM1R.ppa
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1R.ppa.
VR muscle
ventral right quadrant muscle of body wall.
SM1L.pap
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1L.pap.
SM1R.app
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1R.app.
SM1L.aap
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1L.aap.
SM1L.app
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1L.app.
SM1R.aap
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1R.aap.
SM2R.aap
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM2R.aap.
DL muscle
dorsal left quadrant muscle of body wall.
DR muscle
dorsal right quadrant muscle of body wall.
SM1L.apa
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1L.apa.
SM1R.apa
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1R.apa.
SM1R.paa
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1R.paa.
SM1R.pap
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM1R.pap.
SM2L.aaa
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM2L.aaa.
SM2R.aaa
Diagonal tail muscle cell of pedigree SM2R.aaa.
VL muscle
ventral left quadrant muscle of body wall.
buccal cavity
cuticle-lined lumenal region surrounded by pharyngeal epithelium, situated at the anterior end of pharynx.
VLL muscle
Body wall muscle of ventral left lateral position.
VML muscle
Body wall muscle of ventral left medial position.
motor neuron
neuron making synapse on an effector (muscle, gland).
enteric muscle
Muscle cell of the alimentary canal, excluding the pharynx.
DLL muscle
body wall muscle of dorsal left quadrant lateral row.
DMR muscle
Body wall muscle of dorsal right quadrant medial row.
VMR
Body wall muscle of ventral right quadrant medial row.
DML muscle
Body wall muscle of dorsal left quadrant medial row.
VLR
Body wall muscle of ventral right quadrant lateral row.
DLR muscle
Body wall muscle of dorsal right quadrant lateral row.
SPCL
Male specific sensory /motor neuron, innervates spicule protractor muscle
SPCR
Male specific sensory /motor neuron, innervates spicule protractor muscle
sex myoblast
Blast cell which divides to product sex-specific muscle cells.
RIP
Neuron class of two interneurons mediate the only direct interconnections between the pharyngeal and the central nervous systems.
DA neuron
Neuron class of nine ventral cord motor neuron, innervates dorsal muscle.
intestinal muscle
intestinal muscle cell, attach to intestine and body wall anterior to anus
mu_int_R
right intestinal muscle cell, attach to intestine and body wall anterior to anus
mu_int_L
left intestinal muscle cell, attach to intestine and body wall anterior to anus
Z4.pap hermaphrodite
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of distal arms, no muscle fibers, of pedigree Z4.pap.
Z1.appapa hermaphrodite
Anterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, of pedigree Z1.appapa.
RID
Neuron class of one ring motoneuron, projects along dorsal cord, innervates dorsal body muscle.
Z1.appapp hermaphrodite
Anterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, of pedigree Z1.appapp.
Z1.appaaa hermaphrodite
Anterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, of pedigree Z1.appaaa.
Z1.appaap hermaphrodite
Anterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, of pedigree Z1.appaap.
Z4.appp hermaphrodite
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of distal arms, no muscle fibers, of pedigree Z4.appp.
Z4.appappp hermaphrodite
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, and of pedigree Z4.appappp.
Z4.paapap hermaphrodite
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, and of pedigree Z4.paapap.
Z4.paappa hermaphrodite
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, and of pedigree Z4.paappa.
Z4.appapaa hermaphrodite
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, and of pedigree Z4.appapaa.
Z4.appappa hermaprodite
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, and of pedigree Z4.appappa.
Z4.paappp hermaphrodite
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, and of pedigree Z4.paappp.
Z4.paapaa hermaphrodite.
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, and of pedigree Z4.paapaa.
Z4.appapap hermaphrodite
Posterior epithelial sheath cell of proximal arms, have muscle fibers, and of pedigree Z4.appapap.
grinder
a structure surrounds the lumen of pharyngeal terminal bulb that is formed by folded cuticles and serves the function of grinding up food, bacteria.
Z1.apa hermaphrodite
Anterior epithelial sheath cell of hermaphrodite gonad distal arms, no muscle fibers, of pedigree Z1.apa.
Z1.paaa hermaphrodite
Anterior epithelial sheath cell of hermaphrodite gonad distal arms, no muscle fibers, of pedigree Z1.paaa.
arcade cell
Interfacial (hypodermal) cells which connect the hypodermal epithelium of the lips to the pharyngeal epithelium, firmly binding the inner tissue (the pharynx) to the outer bodywall (the hypodermis).
non-striated muscle
Muscle cell that has either one or a few well-structured sarcomeres or myofilament networks that are less well organized.
striated muscle
A multiple sarcomere muscle cell in which the thin and thick filaments adopt highly ordered patterns, with the thin filaments anchored at dense bodies.
body wall musculature
Longitudinal bands of muscle cells surrounding animal body, with one band running in each quadrant of the body, regulated contraction and relaxation of these muscles cause locomotion.
GLRVL
Set of six cells that form a thin cylindrical sheet between pharynx and ring neuropile; no chemical synapses, but gap junctions with muscle arms and RME motor neurons
GLRVR
Set of six cells that form a thin cylindrical sheet between pharynx and ring neuropile; no chemical synapses, but gap junctions with muscle arms and RME motor neurons
GLRDL
Set of six cells that form a thin cylindrical sheet between pharynx and ring neuropile; no chemical synapses, but gap junctions with muscle arms and RME motor neurons
GLRDR
Set of six cells that form a thin cylindrical sheet between pharynx and ring neuropile; no chemical synapses, but gap junctions with muscle arms and RME motor neurons
GLRL
Set of six cells that form a thin cylindrical sheet between pharynx and ring neuropile; no chemical synapses, but gap junctions with muscle arms and RME motor neurons
GLRR
Set of six cells that form a thin cylindrical sheet between pharynx and ring neuropile; no chemical synapses, but gap junctions with muscle arms and RME motor neurons
GLR
set of six cells that form a thin cylindrical sheet between pharynx and ring neuropile; no chemical synapses, but gap junctions with muscle arms and RME motor neurons, might be glial cells
pharyngeal-intestinal valve
A group of six equivalent cells forms a tightly constructed 'valve' that links the posterior bulb of the pharynx to the anterior four cells of the intestine. These six cells comprise a small epithelial channel with a cuticular lining in continuity with the pharyngeal cuticle and link the lumen of the pharynx to the large lumen of the anterior intestine.