- PLN
Neuron class of two neurons with cell bodies situated in the lumbar ganglion.
- PVPL
Interneuron, cell body in lumbar ganglion, projects along ventral cord to nerve ring
- PVPR
Interneuron, cell body in lumbar ganglion, projects along ventral cord to nerve ring
- ALN
Neuron class of two neurons with cell bodies situated in the lumbar ganglion, send processes anteriorly, which eventually enter the nerve ring; they also have posteriorly directed processes that run into the tailspike.
- lumbar ganglion
The left and right lumbar ganglia lie behind the pre-anal ganglion in the tail, in lateral positions. Each contains 12 neuron cell bodies that send most of their neuronal processes into the ventral nerve cord via lumbar commissures and the pre-anal ganglion. There is no local neuropil in these ganglia in the hermaphrodite, instead they form most synapses in the pre-anal ganglion. Most lumbar neurons have sensory functions. In the adult male tail, these two ganglia gain many additional neurons and have some local neuropil. The lumbar neurons lie in close association with the lateral hypodermis, and most are posterior to the anus.