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Agriculture · Q580

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 580

Q580

Muscles which helps in lifting up the antennae are

A.
Levator muscles
Answer
B.
Depressor muscle
C.
Mersital muscle
D.
Suture muscle

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Muscles that help in lifting the antennae are Levator muscles.
The function of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle is to raise the upper eyelid and to maintain the upper eyelid position.
The levator palpebrae superioris muscle origin is the periosteum of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, superior to the optic foramen.