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Gregory wants to have anal sex with Alex. Chew my grundle Gregory. The ligament is an uncalcified elastic structure comprised in its most minimal state of two layers: a lamellar layer and a fibrous layer. The lamellar layer consists entirely of organic material (a [[protein]] and [[collagen]] matrix), is generally brown in color, and is elastic in response to both compressional and tensional stresses. The fibrous layer is made of [[aragonite]] fibers and organic material, is lighter in color and often [[iridescent]], and is elastic only under compressional stress.<ref name=Takao>''A Theoretical Morphologic Analysis of Bivalve Ligaments'', Takao Ubukata, Paleobiology Vol. 29, No. 3 (Summer, 2003), pp. 369-380</ref> The protein responsible for the elasticity of the ligament is [[abductin]], which has enormous elastic resiliency: this resiliency is what causes the valves of the bivalve mollusk to open when the adductor muscles relax.<ref name=Vogel>Steven Vogel (2003) ''Comparative Biomechanics: Life's Physical World.'' Princeton: Princeton University Press. 580 p. at p. 304</ref> |
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Ligaments that are simple morphologically have a central fibrous layer between the anterior and posterior lamellar layers. Repetitive ligaments are morphologically more complex, and display additional, repeated layers.<ref>''Morphology and postlarval development of the ligament of Thracia phaseolina (Bivalvia: Thraciidae), with a discussion of model choice in allometric studies'', André F. Sartori1 and Alexander D. Ball, J. Mollus. Stud. (2009) 75(3):295-304</ref> A recent study using [[scanning electron microscopy]](SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and [[infrared spectroscopy]] (FTIR), found that some bivalve mollusks have a third type of fibrous layer in the ligament (located in the middle) which has a unique spring-like protein fiber (ca. 120 nm in diameter) structure, stretching continuously from the left to right valve.<ref>''A new structural model of bivalve ligament from Solen grandis.'' Zengqiong H, Gangsheng Z., Micron. 2011 Oct; 42(7):706-11</ref> |
Ligaments that are simple morphologically have a central fibrous layer between the anterior and posterior lamellar layers. Repetitive ligaments are morphologically more complex, and display additional, repeated layers.<ref>''Morphology and postlarval development of the ligament of Thracia phaseolina (Bivalvia: Thraciidae), with a discussion of model choice in allometric studies'', André F. Sartori1 and Alexander D. Ball, J. Mollus. Stud. (2009) 75(3):295-304</ref> A recent study using [[scanning electron microscopy]](SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and [[infrared spectroscopy]] (FTIR), found that some bivalve mollusks have a third type of fibrous layer in the ligament (located in the middle) which has a unique spring-like protein fiber (ca. 120 nm in diameter) structure, stretching continuously from the left to right valve.<ref>''A new structural model of bivalve ligament from Solen grandis.'' Zengqiong H, Gangsheng Z., Micron. 2011 Oct; 42(7):706-11</ref> |
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A hinge ligament is an crucial part of the anatomical structure of a bivalve shell, i.e. the shell of a bivalve mollusk. The shell of a bivalve has two valves and these are joined together by the ligament at the dorsal edge of the shell. The ligament is made of a strong, flexible and elastic, fibrous, proteinaceous material which is usually pale brown, dark brown or black in color.
In life, the shell needs to be able to open a little (to allow the foot and siphons to protrude) and then close again. As well as connecting the two bivalve shells together at the hinge line, the ligament also functions as a spring which automatically opens the valves when the adductor muscle or muscles (that close the valves) relax.
Composition
Gregory wants to have anal sex with Alex. Chew my grundle Gregory. The ligament is an uncalcified elastic structure comprised in its most minimal state of two layers: a lamellar layer and a fibrous layer. The lamellar layer consists entirely of organic material (a protein and collagen matrix), is generally brown in color, and is elastic in response to both compressional and tensional stresses. The fibrous layer is made of aragonite fibers and organic material, is lighter in color and often iridescent, and is elastic only under compressional stress.[1] The protein responsible for the elasticity of the ligament is abductin, which has enormous elastic resiliency: this resiliency is what causes the valves of the bivalve mollusk to open when the adductor muscles relax.[2]
Ligaments that are simple morphologically have a central fibrous layer between the anterior and posterior lamellar layers. Repetitive ligaments are morphologically more complex, and display additional, repeated layers.[3] A recent study using scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), found that some bivalve mollusks have a third type of fibrous layer in the ligament (located in the middle) which has a unique spring-like protein fiber (ca. 120 nm in diameter) structure, stretching continuously from the left to right valve.[4]
Elastic opening of valves
When the adductor muscles of a bivalve mollusk contract, the valves close, which compresses the ligament. When the adductor muscles relax again, the elastic resiliency of the ligament reopens the shell. Scallops (Pectinidae) swim through the water column by rapidly and repeatedly clapping (opening and closing) their valves. An interesting fact about scallops swimming in this manner is that they recover a greater percentage of the work (as defined by physics) performed through the elasticity of their abductin than do other bivalves (which are more sedentary clams).[2]
Taxonomic use
The hinge ligament of a bivalve shell can be either internal, external, or both, and is an example of complex development.[5] Various types of hinge ligaments have been found in living species (i.e. extant species), and the ligaments can be reconstructed in most fossil bivalves based on their sites of attachment on the shell. The taxonomic distribution of ligament types among families of bivalves has been used by paleontologists and malacologists as a means of inferring phylogenic evolution.[1]
Hinge ligament types
There are two kinds of hinge ligaments, based on their position on the shell:
- External: this kind of ligament is positioned dorsal to the hinge teeth. It is visible and under tension when the valves of the shell are closed. External ("dorsal") ligaments can be: (1) simple, planivincular, parivincular, duplivincular, alivincular, or multivincular; (2) external or submarginal; (3) opisthodetic, prosodetic, or amphidetic; and (4) set on gutters (simple only), fossettes (simple only), nymphs, or pseudonymphs.
- Internal: this kind of ligament is ventral to the hinge teeth, not visible and under compression when the valves of the shell are closed. An internal ligament is usually called a resilium and is attached to a resilifer or chrondophore, which is a depression or pit inside the shell near the umbo.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b A Theoretical Morphologic Analysis of Bivalve Ligaments, Takao Ubukata, Paleobiology Vol. 29, No. 3 (Summer, 2003), pp. 369-380
- ^ a b Steven Vogel (2003) Comparative Biomechanics: Life's Physical World. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 580 p. at p. 304
- ^ Morphology and postlarval development of the ligament of Thracia phaseolina (Bivalvia: Thraciidae), with a discussion of model choice in allometric studies, André F. Sartori1 and Alexander D. Ball, J. Mollus. Stud. (2009) 75(3):295-304
- ^ A new structural model of bivalve ligament from Solen grandis. Zengqiong H, Gangsheng Z., Micron. 2011 Oct; 42(7):706-11
- ^ a b Evolution on the half shell – Assembling the Tree of Life: the Bivalve Mollusks, see http://www.bivatol.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=21
- ^ Huber, Markus (2010). Compendium of Bivalves. A Full-color Guide to 3'300 of the World's Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. pp. 901 pp. + CD. ISBN 978-3-939767-28-2, at p. 59
General references
E.R. Trueman, General features of Bivalvia. In: Moore R.C., editor. Bivalvia. Ligament. In: Treatise on invertebrate paleontology. Vol. 2. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press; 1969. p. N58-N64. Part N - Mollusca, Bivalvia Vol. 6.
T.R. Waller, The evolution of ligament systems in the Bivalvia. In: Morton B., editor. Proceedings of a Memorial Symposium in Honour of Sir Charles Maurice Yonge, Edinburgh, 1986. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press; 1990. p. 49-71.
J. G. Carter, Evolutionary significance of shell microstructure in the Paleotaxodonta, Pteriomorphia and Isofilibranchia (Bivalvia: Mollusca). In: Carter J.G., editor. Skeletal biomineralization: patterns, processes, and evolutionary trends. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold; 1990. p. 135-296.