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Clam Umbo Function. The valves are joined at the top, and the adductor muscles on each side hold the shell closed. The umbo or hinge area, where the valves are joined together, is the dorsal part of the animal (figure 6). Locate the umbo, the bump at the anterior end of the valve. Place a clam in a dissecting tray and identify the anterior and posterior ends of the clam as well as the dorsal, ventral, & lateral surfaces. This is the oldest part of the clam shell. Clams are bivalves meaning they have shells consisting of two halves, or valves. Examples are little neck clam. Some parts on the exterior of modern bivalve shells (clams, mussels, and scallops) with different shapes, which can be preserved in fossils. Provide protection for the clam and are opened and closed by two adductor muscles located on either side of the hinge. The hinge is located on. Table of structure and function for clam model organ function anterior (l/r near umbo) at the anterior end, two pairs of flaps, termed labial. The region opposite is the ventral. If the adductor muscles are relaxed, the shell is pulled open by ligaments located on each side of the umbo.

The hinge is located on. Place a clam in a dissecting tray and identify the anterior and posterior ends of the clam as well as the dorsal, ventral, & lateral surfaces. The umbo or hinge area, where the valves are joined together, is the dorsal part of the animal (figure 6). The valves are joined at the top, and the adductor muscles on each side hold the shell closed. Provide protection for the clam and are opened and closed by two adductor muscles located on either side of the hinge. Table of structure and function for clam model organ function anterior (l/r near umbo) at the anterior end, two pairs of flaps, termed labial. Clams are bivalves meaning they have shells consisting of two halves, or valves. The region opposite is the ventral. Locate the umbo, the bump at the anterior end of the valve. Some parts on the exterior of modern bivalve shells (clams, mussels, and scallops) with different shapes, which can be preserved in fossils.

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Clam Umbo Function The region opposite is the ventral. If the adductor muscles are relaxed, the shell is pulled open by ligaments located on each side of the umbo. Examples are little neck clam. The umbo or hinge area, where the valves are joined together, is the dorsal part of the animal (figure 6). Locate the umbo, the bump at the anterior end of the valve. This is the oldest part of the clam shell. Some parts on the exterior of modern bivalve shells (clams, mussels, and scallops) with different shapes, which can be preserved in fossils. Provide protection for the clam and are opened and closed by two adductor muscles located on either side of the hinge. The hinge is located on. The region opposite is the ventral. Place a clam in a dissecting tray and identify the anterior and posterior ends of the clam as well as the dorsal, ventral, & lateral surfaces. Clams are bivalves meaning they have shells consisting of two halves, or valves. Table of structure and function for clam model organ function anterior (l/r near umbo) at the anterior end, two pairs of flaps, termed labial. The valves are joined at the top, and the adductor muscles on each side hold the shell closed.