Canonical Terminology and Abbreviation
ITO Kei 1996 December

position, etc.

forforamen

aanteriorfifissurepposteriorgrglomerularmmedial / medianllateralstructure typed

dorsalb

bodyv

ventrallob

lobev-lventrolarteraltu

tuberclefofocus (foci)ssuperiorfascfascicleiinferiorcasccascade

su

sub-

bdl

bundleininter-

t

tract

intr

intracerebral

f

fibre

g

great / giantccommissurecv

cervicalconconnective

oesoesophagus / oesophageal

nnerve-1-Important names of brain regions
outer structureprprotocerebrumdeuterocerebrum

deutdeuterocerebrum (ant lob and ant m-sens r)

ant lobantennal lobe

trtritocerebrum

ant m-sens r

antennal mechano-sensory region

SOG

suboesophageal ganglion

mushroom bodythree segments (mandibular, maxillary, labial)

ca

calyx

are fusedped

pedunculus= supraoesohageal ganlion"= protocerebrum + deuterocerebrum +l bdl

lateral bundle

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m bdl

medial bundle

tritocerebrum + optic lobe

sp

spur

central brain= brain except the optic lobes

alpha, αalpha lobe

oes foroesophagus foramenbeta, βbeta lobebrainv fi

ventral fissure

anterior opening

alpha´, α´alpha´ lobe

d fi

dorsal fissure

posterior opening

beta´, β´

beta´ lobe

gamma, γgamma lobe ped""

peripheral nerve
ant nantennal nervefrom antennae and foreheadlabr fr n

labro-frontal nervefrom ventral head and labrum

max lab1 nmaxillary-labellar nerve

diffuse neuropile (≅higher-order neuropile)s m prsuperior medial protocerebrums l prsuperior lateral protocerebrumi m prinferior medial protocerebrum

i l prinferior lateral protocerebrum

from maxillary palpus (odour) and labiumv-l prventrolateral protocerebrum (op fo: optic foci )(taste)op tu

optic tubercle

ocl n

ocellar nerve

l holateral hornrecurrent nrecurrent nervepars inpars intercerebralis

p slposterior slope

from enteric nervous system

optic lobe

central complex

lalaminaeb

ellipsoid bodyme

medullafb

fan-shaped bodylolobulas arsuperior archlop

lobula plate

nonodulus (noduli)

1st op ch

first optic chiasma

l trlateral triangle (or, l pt : lateral protuberance)

pr br

protocerebral bridgei brinferior bridgevb

ventral body

between lamina and medulla
2nd op chsecond optic chiasma
between medulla and lobula / lobula plate-2-tracts etc.
dorso-ventral direction

across mid line
adc

anterior dorsal commissure

m bdl

from SOG, ant m-sens r, and thoracic ganglia

above the median bundle, connecting s m pr
setfunnel of median bundle

supra ellipsoid tract
anbove ellipsoid body, connecting i m prietinferior ellipsoid tract
below ellipsoid body, connecting i m prin v b tinter ventral body tract

m intr casc

medial intracerebral cascadei m pr – s m pr

l intr casc

medial intracerebral cascadei l pr – s l pr

m fascmedial fasciclel fasclateral fascicle

inter antennal lobe tract
below ellipsoid body, connecting ant lob

c op focommissure of optic fociposteior to f b, connecting v-l pr (op fo)

gc

s m pr, i m p r – v b, eq h t

between ant lob and ant m-sens r – l ho

below ellipsoid body, connecting v boin ant lob t

median bundle

p l fasc

posterior lateral fascicle

fasc op fo

fascicle of optic focifasc v b

fascicle of ventral bodyp ver fascpostero-vertical fasciclev-l pr – l ho

upper and lower v-l prv bo – i m pr

ant m sens r, i m pr – pr br, s m pr

great commissure
posteior to f b, connecting lo

c l hocommissure of lateral horn
dorsoposterior, connecting l hos con p sl

su oes cantero-posterior direction
i act

inner antenno-cerebral tract
ant lob – m b – l ho

superior connectives of posterior slope
posterior brain, above oesophagus,(also: ant gl tantenno-glomerular tract)connecting p sl

m act

medial antenno-cerebral tract
ant lob – l ho

sub-oesophageal commissureo act

connecting SOG

outer antenno-cerebral tract
ant lob – i l pr

medio-lateral direction
a op tanterior optic tractlo – op tu

l op tlateral optic tract

a op t – i l pr and i m pp op tposterior optic tract

medulla – medullalo / lop bdl(also: l gr t

lateral glomerular tract)

pr gr tprotocerebral glomerular tract
m b calux – s m prldht

lateral dorsal horizontal tract

lobula / lobula plate bundle lo, lop – v-l pr, l ho

dht

dorsal horizontal tract

pyr fasc

pyriform fascicle

eq h tequatorial horizontal tract

i m pr, i l pr – v btu pr ttubercle protocerebral tract
d cv fascdorsal cervical fascicle(descenduing)v cv fasc

ventral cervical fascicle(ascenduing)

op tu – lateral horn

op tu – i m pr, s m pr
gf

giant fibre (of lop neurons) lop horizontal andvertical giant neurones - thoracic ganglia-3-

op tu – pr br

op tu, s m p – pr br